Lingaku- a thorn in one's side
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- a thorn in one's side
This expression is used to describe someone or something that is a constant source of annoyance or trouble. It conveys a sense of irritation or discomfort caused by a person or situation that is difficult to deal with.
He always considers me a thorn in his side.
In my work, some colleagues make me feel like a thorn in my flesh.
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yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉a thorn in one's eyeròu zhōng cì肉中刺a thorn in one's fleshxīn zhōng心中de的yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉an object of deep discontentyǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉ròu zhōng cì肉中刺a constant source of annoyancenán yǐ rěn shòu难以忍受de的yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉an unbearable thorn in the sidebù kě不可rěn shòu忍受de的ròu zhōng cì肉中刺an intolerable thorn in the fleshxīn tóu心头de的yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉a nagging worryhuī zhī bù qù挥之不去de的yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉an inescapable annoyancenǐ你de的yǎn zhōng dīng眼中钉your personal thornshè huì社会de的ròu zhōng cì肉中刺a societal thorn in the flesh