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Значение идиомы thorn in the flesh
[thorn in the flesh] or [thorn in one’s side] {n. phr.} Somethingthat causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation.
Thenew voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator’sside.
The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of theinvaders.
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