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A thing or person that causes worry or difficulty

A continuous pain in the head

A difficult or tedious undertaking

A trying period or event

A problem or difficulty that must be overcome

A severe headache or other after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol

A personal, business or financial dealing or matter

Result of heavy drinking

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

A test of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

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Noun

A thing or person that causes worry or difficulty

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

source of annoyance

source of irritation

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

thorn in the flesh

source of vexation

bane of one's life

thorn in one's side

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

burr under someone's saddle

stumbling block

difficult situation

fly in the ointment

burr in someone's saddle

source of aggravation

source of difficulty

thorn in your side

trials and tribulations

inopportuneness

cause for concern

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

pain in the behind

cause of annoyance

troublesome problem

hard nut to crack

unpredictable situation

complex problem

dog's breakfast

complicated situation

source of disruption

source of trouble

boring situation

tiresome person

fatal attraction

negative aspect

teething trouble

troublesomeness

incommodiousness

lack of comfort

a thorn in someone's side

stroke of bad luck

unfortunate occurrence

mind-numbing experience

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“It's a headache that can become a serious issue if problems don't arise until sets of keys have been exchanged.”

Noun

A continuous pain in the head

splitting headache

migraine headache

misery in the head

“You may have a high temperature, aches and pains and a headache a day or so before the rash appears.”

Noun

A difficult or tedious undertaking

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

backbreaking work

heavy labour^UK

difficult project

tough assignment

uphill struggle

blood, sweat and tears

blood, swear, and tears

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Noun

A trying period or event

stroke of bad luck

trials and tribulations

thorn in the flesh

heartbrokenness

reversal of fortune

unconsolability

reverse of fortune

stroke of ill luck

unfortunateness

unfortunate incident

sticky situation

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

kick in the teeth

no-win situation

tricky situation

tight situation

difficult situation

dissatisfaction

piece of bad luck

worst-case scenario

stumbling block

devil's own luck

botched situation

devastating blow

unpredictable outcome

lack of success

rough situation

serious accident

pain in the rear

harsh conditions

tough situation

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

spanner in the works

fly in the ointment

disillusionment

whole new ballgame

unfortunate development

loss of success

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Noun

A problem or difficulty that must be overcome

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

stone in one's path

thorn in one's side

millstone around your neck

stumbling stone

small difficulty

psychological baggage

circumscription

millstone round someone's neck

mountain to climb

defensive measures

retarding device

joker in the pack

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in the flesh

difficult situation

putting an end to

putting an stop to

nipping in the bud

negative aspect

piece of bad luck

kick in the teeth

stroke of bad luck

reversal of fortune

teething trouble

precautionary measure

troublesomeness

preventive measure

protective measure

incommodiousness

pain in the bum

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

bone of contention

albatross around one's neck

deterring factor

other side of the coin

holding pattern

reverse of fortune

whole new ballgame

unfortunate development

unwanted responsibility

millstone round one's neck

line of demarcation

anticipatory measure

lack of success

inopportuneness

source of disruption

bane of one's life

source of vexation

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Noun

A severe headache or other after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol

morning after the night before

Noun

A personal, business or financial dealing or matter

personal concern

piece of business

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Noun

Result of heavy drinking

delirium tremens

under the weather

Noun

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

painful feeling

painful sensation

pins and needles

aches and pains

sensitivity to pain

muscle contraction

muscular contraction

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Noun

A test of someone's abilities or internal fortitude

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