be a pain in the neck
be a pain in the neck
rude slang To be an annoying person, or an annoying or inconvenient thing or situation; to be something that causes aggravation. You know, Jack, you may be my friend, but you can be a real pain in the neck sometimes! This calculus homework is a real pain in the neck. It's not that I don't understand it, it's just so tedious!
See also: neck, pain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be rid of somebody/something
- a thorn in (one's) flesh
- you deal with it
- enough to plague a saint
- carp
- carp about
- carp about (someone or something)
- follow (someone or something) about
- follow about
- follow (someone or something) around