Meanings of constant thorn in English

But period seven remained a constant thorn in his side.

And indeed, as Mary had feared, Elizabeth was proving a constant thorn in her side.

As it was in this house, the son was a constant thorn in his father's side.

The Grizzlies swept the three-game season series with the Timberwolves and Brooks was a constant thorn.

In their energetic striker, Daryl Kavanagh, the Dublin side had a player who proved a constant thorn in the home defence.

But this was gradually giving way to the pressure of a constant thorn in his flesh, and the consciousness of his own baseness.

Montebourg, 51, has been a constant thorn in Hollande's side but the president had shied from disciplining him despite his frequent off-message statements.

He was a constant thorn in the side of the peace faction, and more than once came to blows with some of the members.

Colin Corkery was a constant thorn in the Armagh side, using his physique to telling effect on a demanding surface and scoring Cork's goal.

Working conditions at Foxconn, whose flagship unit is Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industries group, have in particular been a constant thorn in the company's side.

Working conditions at Foxconn, whose flagship unit is Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industries group, has in particular been a constant thorn in the company's side.

Just let her get pregnant, and then that constant thorn in her side, her sister Elizabeth-ifshe was her sister, of course-couldgo hang herself.