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Meaning of the idiom: 'pulling teeth'



 
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Meaning of the idiom: 'pulling teeth' #1 (permalink) Tue May 02, 2006 17:50 pm   Meaning of the idiom: 'pulling teeth'		  
please tell me the meaning of the idiom "pulling teeth" as used in : "talking with her is like pulling teeth"

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Meaning of the idiom: 'throw a spanner in the works' #2 (permalink) Tue May 02, 2006 20:54 pm   Meaning of the idiom: 'throw a spanner in the works'		  
Hi Ruchi_smiles

The expression 'like pulling teeth' means 'extremely difficult'.

Just imagine how hard it would be to pull a healthy tooth out. Teeth are normally quite difficult to remove. Wink

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