English

Noun
en-noun|sg=pain in the bum|pains in the bum

1. context|primarily|UK Someone or something very annoying.

#*2000, Max Allen, Crush: The New Australian Wine Book
#*:This is fine and dandy for the wineries and the consumer [...] but it�s a pain in the bum for people like me who have to pigeonhole everybody to make them fit nicely in a book.
#*2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End
#*:�Yes, she�s a pain in the bum, coming over all the time.�
#*2004, Sandy Row, Surviving the Special Needs System
#*:I know I became a royal pain in the bum to the LEA.

Synonyms
pain in the arse, pain in the ass
pain in the butt
pain in the neck

ru:pain in the bum

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