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  • n.metathorn in one's flesh or side; nail in the eye

    • tā xiǎng jìn bàn fǎ chú diào tā de yǎn zhōng dīng

      办法除掉眼中钉

      She did her best to pull out the thorn in her flesh.

    • zhè wèi zhuó yuè de yóu tài rén bèi dé guó rén shì wéi yǎn zhōng dīng

      卓越犹太人德国人视为眼中钉

      The eminent Jew was the target of German antagonism.