Idiom
bone in the throat
Meaning
A source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That loud neighbor is a real bone in the throat.”
“The new tax policy has become a bone in the throat for small business owners who struggle to pay it.”
“The unresolved border dispute remained a bone in the throat for both nations, preventing any meaningful progress toward a lasting peace treaty.”
Examples
simple
“That loud neighbor is a real bone in the throat.”
contextual
“The new tax policy has become a bone in the throat for small business owners who struggle to pay it.”
complex
“The unresolved border dispute remained a bone in the throat for both nations, preventing any meaningful progress toward a lasting peace treaty.”
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