a royal pain
a royal pain
Someone or something that causes a large or severe amount of frustration, annoyance, or aggravation. "Royal" is used as an intensifier. Of course the client has more demands. Ugh, he is a royal pain. This project has turned into a royal pain—I doubt well get it done by the deadline. These federal investigators have been royal pains. I know they have a job to do, but I wish they would just let us get on with our work.
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a royal pain
a great annoyance. This guy's a royal pain, but we have to put up with him because he's the boss. the royal treatment very good treatment; very good and thoughtful care of a person. I was well cared for. They gave me the royal treatment. I got the royal treatment when I stayed at that expensive hotel.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
royal pain
n. someone or something irritating; a severe annoyance. Her questions were a royal pain, but I had to answer them as part of my job.
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