(a) pain in the butt

(a) pain in the butt
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
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  • 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

  • pain in the butt — See a pain in the butt …   English idioms

  • a pain in the butt — a person who causes problems, a pain in the ass    Hal keeps interrupting me. He s a pain in the butt! …   English idioms

  • 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

  • Pain in the butt —   , or pain in the ass (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK) are less polite alternative forms …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • pain in the butt — Go to pain in the ass …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 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 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

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