Idiom
burr in one's saddle
Meaning
Synonym of bee in one's bonnet.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His constant lateness is a real burr in my saddle.”
“The new office policy about lunch breaks has become a burr in his saddle, and he complains about it every day.”
“The recurring error in the software code remained a persistent burr in the lead developer's saddle until he finally resolved it late last night.”
Examples
simple
“His constant lateness is a real burr in my saddle.”
contextual
“The new office policy about lunch breaks has become a burr in his saddle, and he complains about it every day.”
complex
“The recurring error in the software code remained a persistent burr in the lead developer's saddle until he finally resolved it late last night.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated