PAIN IN THE NECK (ASS)

Meaning of PAIN IN THE NECK (ASS) in English

an annoying thing or person, bothersome Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

PAIN — Physical suffering associated with a bodily disorder (such as a disease or injury) and accompanied by mental or emotional distress. …
Английский словарь Британика
ASS — or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy Asses are 3–5 ft (90–150 cm) high at the shoulder. …
Английский словарь Британика
PAIN — I. ˈpān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English peyne, paine, from Old French peine, from Latin poena penalty, punishment, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NECK — I. ˈnek noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English necke, nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASS — I. ˈas, ˈaa(ə)s, ˈais also ˈȧs in NE & Brit especially (in Brit at least) in sense 2 noun ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAIN — /payn/ , n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAIN — I. ˈpān noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poinē payment, penalty; akin to Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASS — I. ˈas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAIN — noun ·see pains, labor, effort. 2. pain ·noun specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth. 3. pain ·noun to inflict …
Webster English vocab
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
PAIN — [pain] n [ME, fr. OF peine, fr. L poena, fr. Gk poine payment, penalty; akin to Gk tinein to pay, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASS — [ass] n [ME, fr. OE assa, prob. fr. OIr asan, fr. L asinus] (bef. 12c) 1: any of several hardy …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAIN — a complex experience consisting of a physiological (bodily) response to a noxious stimulus followed by an affective (emotional) response to …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASS — also called Wild Ass, either of two species belonging to the horse family, Equidae, especially the African wild ass, Equus …
Britannica English vocabulary
PAIN — / peɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun —see also pains 1. [ U , C ] the feelings …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASS — / æs; NAmE / noun 1. ( NAmE , taboo , slang ) = arse 2. ( BrE , informal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAIN — I. pain 1 S2 W2 /peɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ pained , ↑ painful ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASS — ass /æs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: assa , from Latin asinus ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
PAIN — ( pains, pained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Pain is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASS — ( asses) 1. An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chest pain ▪ There are a number of causes of chest pain. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES whup...ass (= defeat you very easily ) ▪ I’m gonna whup your ass . PHRASES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAIN — [noun] - (a feeling of) physical suffering caused by injury or illness, or emotional sufferingThe symptoms of the disease include …
Cambridge English vocab
ASS — (BOTTOM) [noun] [C] [esp. US] [slightly taboo] [slang] - arse([esp. US] [slightly taboo] [slang]) If someone tells you to get …
Cambridge English vocab
PAIN — n. Physical suffering associated with a bodily disorder (such as a disease or injury) and accompanied by mental or emotional …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASS — n. or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy equines . Asses are 35 ft (90150 cm) high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASS — Synonyms and related words : Rocky Mountain canary, Siberian husky, act of love, adultery, aphrodisia, arse, balling, beast of burden, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
ASS — n 1. anything displeasing. "I feel like ass today," would mean that the speaker doesn't feel well. "That car looks …
Slang English vocab
PAIN — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute , agonizing , awful , blinding , excruciating , extreme , great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAIN — INDEX: 1. pain 2. when a part of your body feels painful 3. to feel pain 4. when something makes …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAIN — See ↑ PAIN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a pain (in the neck) • ↑ aches and pains • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAIN — n. 25B6; noun she endured great pain : SUFFERING, agony, torture, torment, discomfort. a pain in the stomach : ACHE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAIN — n. 1 hurt, suffering, discomfort, soreness, ache, aching, pang, spasm, smarting, cramp I feel the pain in my back from …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Словарь английских идиом
ASS — Five Hebrew names of the genus Asinus occur in the Old Testament. â Chamor denotes the male domestic ass. â …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PAIN — 1. сущ. 1) боль to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill, relieve, soothe pain ≈ ослаблять, облегчать, успокаивать, снимать, смягчать боль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NECK — 1. сущ. 1) а) шея to break the neck ≈ свернуть шею to get it in the neck разг. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASS — сущ. 1) осел to be an ass for one's pains ≈ не получить благодарности за свои старания; остаться в дураках …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAIN — pain.ogg 1. peın n 1. боль burning /sharp/ dull pain - острая тупая боль to register pain - испытывать /чувствовать/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NECK — neck.ogg 1. nek n 1. 1> шея neck vertebrae - шейные позвонки to break one's neck - свернуть /сломать/ себе …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASS — ass.ogg _I æs n 1. зоол. 1> осёл домашний, ишак ( Equus asinus ) 2> арх. , библ. ослица Balaam's …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NECK — 1) шейка; поперечное сужение 2) горн. узкое вертикальное рудное тело 3) дымоход 4) насадка; мундштук; наконечник 5) выточка; кольцевая канавка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
NECK — 1) шейка; поперечное сужение 2) горн. узкое вертикальное рудное тело 3) дымоход 4) насадка; мундштук; наконечник 5) выточка; кольцевая канавка 6) сил. садка 7) шейка (колонны) 8) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NECK — 1) горловина 2) некк 3) нэк 4) цапфа прокатного валка 5) шейка 6) шея • botte neck problem — задача на узкие места bottle neck problem — задача …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NECK — обниматься шея; горлышко (бутылки и т. п.); горловина; ворот платья, воротник; мундштук перешеек; коса; узкий пролив; наглость; to get it …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ASS — осел; зад; задница, козел (руг.) to be an ass for one's pains - не получить благодарности за свои старания; остаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAIN — 1. peın n 1. боль burning /sharp/ dull pain - острая тупая боль to register pain - испытывать /чувствовать/ боль …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NECK — 1. nek n 1. 1> шея neck vertebrae - шейные позвонки to break one's neck - свернуть /сломать/ себе шею …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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