a pain in the neck

Nghĩa

a very annoying person or thing

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Ví dụ

1. 1The new parking rules are a pain in the neck for everyone on our street.
2. 2My little brother can be a pain in the neck when I have friends round.
3. 3Filling in the same long form three times because the website kept crashing was a pain in the neck.
4. 4Why is the printer always such a pain in the neck when I’m in a hurry?
5. 5Our neighbour’s dog barks all night and has become a pain in the neck.

Ngữ pháp

Cụm danh từ, thường đứng sau be hoặc become. Cách nói such a pain in the neck thường gặp; không chèn gì vào giữa cụm.

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