| 单词 | a bone in the throat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa bone in the throat (ii) a bone in the throat and variants: a source of continual annoyance, irritation, or trouble; a nuisance. ΚΠ 1855 New Sporting Mag. Dec. 417 Thrice he [sc. a racehorse] has proved a bone in the throat of Stork, a more sturdy but not so lengthy a little fellow, but still his size is against him. 1930 Times 11 Mar. 5/5 Any new producer that comes into the market is a nuisance to the syndicate, and is called a ‘bone in its throat’. 1962 Life 5 Oct. 53/2 Castro began as a bone in the throat of the Eisenhower administration four years ago. 1979 E. Abbey Abbey's Road xv. 155 'Gator Roberts, the most famous alligator poacher in the state of Florida..and a bone in the throat of Everglades park rangers. 2001 C. M. McCurdy Anti-Rent Era in N.Y. Law & Politics ix. 222 Anti-rent agitation had been a bone in his throat since he accepted the Democratic nomination for governor. < as lemmas |
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