like pulling teeth

[Daruma]

Hello.

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
like pulling teeth —used to say that something is very difficult and frustrating
▪ Getting him to make a decision is like pulling teeth. [=it is very hard to get him to make a decision]

Can I say "It is like pulling teeth getting him to make a decision"?

Thank you.

[csheywood]

Hello.

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]like pulling teeth —used to say that something is very difficult and frustrating

Can I say "It is like pulling teeth getting him to make a decision"?

Thank you.

Yes, you can. It's an expressive idiom so you are very frustrated or it's very difficult.

[Tdol]

You certainly can, but I'd change the order:
Getting him to make a decision is like pulling teeth.