pain in the backside
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]pain in the backside (plural pains in the backside)
- (euphemistic) Synonym of pain in the ass.
- 2022 November 16, Fiona Sturges, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry review – being Chandler Bing”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Perry can undoubtedly be a pain in the backside but in Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing he wears his big, bruised heart on his sleeve. The overwhelming sense is of a lonely, disappointed man in desperate need of a hug.