thorn in someone's side

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: trn v oku — thorn in someone's side
• Dutch: een doorn in oog (iemands) — thorn in someone's side
• Dutch: luis in de pels — thorn in someone's side
• Finnish: piikki lihassa — thorn in someone's side
• French: épine au pied — thorn in someone's side
• French: épine dans le pied — thorn in someone's side
• German: Dorn im Auge — thorn in someone's side
• Hungarian: szálka a szemében — thorn in someone's side
• Icelandic: þyrnir í augum — thorn in someone's side
• Indonesian: duri dalam daging — thorn in someone's side
• Irish: bior sa bheo — thorn in someone's side
• Irish: tairne sa bheo — thorn in someone's side
• Italian: spina nel fianco — thorn in someone's side
• Polish: sól w oku — thorn in someone's side
• Portuguese: pedra no sapato (de alguém) — thorn in someone's side
• Romanian: sula în coaste — thorn in someone's side
• Russian: бельмо́ на глазу́ (belʹmó na glazú) — thorn in someone's side
• Russian: кость в го́рле (kostʹ v górle) — thorn in someone's side
• Spanish: piedra en el zapato — thorn in someone's side
• Swedish: en nagel i ögat (på någon) — thorn in someone's side
• Thai: หนามยอกอก (nǎam-yɔ̂ɔk-òk) — thorn in someone's side
• Vietnamese: cái gai trong mắt — thorn in someone's side