pain in the butt

pain in the butt

An especially irritating, aggravating, or obnoxious person, thing, or situation. You know, Jack, you may be my friend, but you can be a real pain in the butt sometimes! This calculus homework is a real pain in the butt. It's not that I don't understand it, it's just so tedious!
See also: butt, pain

pain-in-the-butt

(used before a noun) Very irritating, aggravating, or obnoxious. I've still got a few pain-in-the-butt jobs to do around the ranch before I can call it quits for the day. We're having Mary over for dinner tomorrow night. I just hope her pain-in-the-butt husband doesn't come along as well.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pain in the butt

verb
See pain in the ass
See also: butt, pain
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pain in the neck
  • pain in the neck, a
  • pain in the rear
  • a pain in the neck
  • pain-in-the-butt
  • pain-in-the-neck
  • pain-in-the-rear
References in periodicals archive
"RUNNING OUT OF MILK IS A REAL PAIN IN THE BUTT. YOU CAN'T POUR SNAPPLE ON YOUR CEREAL OR DUNK YOUR COOKIES IN BOTTLED WATER."
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Caprice says: Yes, a pain in the butt I know, but it's best to.
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Today's interruption, today's pain in the butt, today's "unpredictable" news may be the most predictable occurrence of the day.
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"Real fruit juice concentrate is a pain in the butt," says Frookies' Rich Worth.
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