Idiom
bane of someone's existence
Meaning
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Slow internet is the bane of my existence.”
“Doing my taxes every April has become the bane of my existence.”
“The constant noise from the construction site across the street has become the bane of his existence, making it impossible to focus on his writing.”
Examples
simple
“Slow internet is the bane of my existence.”
contextual
“Doing my taxes every April has become the bane of my existence.”
complex
“The constant noise from the construction site across the street has become the bane of his existence, making it impossible to focus on his writing.”
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