Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “a thorn in the side of ” and its meaning is “a person or thing continually irritating/troubling someone; source of irritation, source of vexation, source of annoyance, source of trouble”.
Example Sentence: With a 29% stake, however, Adani Group — or any investor for that matter — can be a thorn in the side of a company’s management. That’s because they can block a certain category of shareholder resolutions called special resolutions. These resolutions need 75% of shareholder votes to pass.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article NDTV: the hostile takeover and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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