14-Apr-2005, 02:45
|
| Editor, UsingEnglish.com | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Country: UK
Posts: 25,661
Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher Thanks: 6
Thanked 534 Times in 470 Posts
| |
 Re: "Pain in the neck" origin
It is a euphemism for 'pain in the ass/arse'. Dictionary.com traces it back to the beginning of the last century: http://dictionary.reference.com/sear...n%20the%20neck  |