- pain in the butt, or pain in the ass
- (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK)are less polite alternative forms.(Dorking School Dictionary)
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
pain in the butt, or pain in the ass
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pain in the ass — or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pain in the ass — or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pain in the ass — AND pain in the butt; pain in the rear n. a very annoying thing or person. (Usually objectionable. An elaboration of pain. Use caution with ass. Butt is less offensive. Rear is euphemistic.) □ That guy is a real pain in the ass. □ Things like… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) pain in the ass — someone or something that is very annoying. He doesn t win cases he just makes such a pain in the ass of himself that opponents give up. She acts like all the people she works with are a pain in the neck. Usage notes: also used in the forms a… … New idioms dictionary
(a) pain in the ass — a pain in the ˈneck idiom (BrE also a pain in the ˈarse/ˈbackside) (NAmE also a pain in the ˈass/ˈbutt) (informal) a person or thing that is very annoying Main entry: ↑pain … Useful english dictionary
ass — S2 [æs] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English assa, from Latin asinus] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Changed spelling of arse (11 21 centuries), from Old English Ars, ears] 1.) not polite a stupid, annoying person = ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain in the neck — If someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck. Pain in the butt, or pain in the ass (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK) are less polite alternative forms … The small dictionary of idiomes
pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
butt — 1 noun (C) 1 be the butt of to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about: Paul quickly became the butt of everyone s jokes. 2 CIGARETTE the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked 3 GUN the thick end of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pain in the butt — noun A nuisance; a source of trouble or annoyance The customers love it, but the employees think the new system is a pain in the butt. Syn: pain in the neck, pain in the rear, pain in the ass, pain in the arse, pain in the bum … Wiktionary
