PAIN IN THE NECK

• (noun) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

  "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer", "a bit of a bother", "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"

  synonyms : annoyance , bother , botheration , infliction , pain , pain in the ass

• (noun) a bothersome annoying person

  "that kid is a terrible pain"

  synonyms : nuisance , pain

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