bone in the throat
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.
Example Sentences
- "For an unbelieving face, whether the dull dining countenance of a mayor, or the keen searching countenance of a barrister, is a sad bone in the throat of utterance."
- "The inability to deduct losses from commercial or residential rentals from other real estate income has been a bone in the throat of real estate development companies."
- "The act . . . gave the USDA "authority to set nutritional standard for all foods regularly sold in schools during the day." That was a bit of a bone in the throat for parents who think their children should be governed by the smallest bureaucracy possible."
- "[E]ven though Obamacare relies on the typical American mix of private sector profit and government regulation, it remains a bone in the throat of American politics."