"Like pulling teeth" nghĩa là gì?

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"Like pulling teeth" = như nhổ răng vậy -> cụm từ này nghĩa là rất khó và tốn sức.

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The kids loved the lessons, but getting them to practice was like pulling teeth. I was frustrated, but also amused (buồn cười) at the range of excuses (cớ, lí do) they came up with.

“It has been like pulling teeth to discover exactly what the Danville Commonwealth [Attorney] has produced in relation to gang violence (tính chất quá khích) in Danville,” Urbanski said Friday as he dismissed the one count.

Getting a management team to acknowledge market challenges publicly is like pulling teeth. Likewise (tương tự vậy), strategic actions usually stay under wraps unless a firm is under significant pressure to do so (e.g., Summit Midstream (SMLP)).

Trying to get anything installed at a rental property is like pulling teeth at the best of times, fortunately, renters can now avoid the hassle (sự rắc rối) of calling their landlords (chủ nhà cho thuê) and bring their existing door lock into the digital era thanks to the NUKI Smart Lock.

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