“眼中钉”,字面意思是“a sting in the eye”,用来比喻心中最看不惯或恨之入骨的人。“某人的眼中钉”指一个人或一件事像“眼中的钉子”一样不断地惹恼你或使你痛苦(a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or causes you pain)。
例句: - 除去眼中钉 - Remove the thorn in the flesh
- 该党是他所在联盟的眼中钉、肉中刺。 - The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.