{"id":22415,"date":"2026-06-21T18:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/a-thorn-in-ones-side-context-meaning\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:11:35","slug":"a-thorn-in-ones-side-context-meaning","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/a-thorn-in-ones-side-context-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"A thorn in one&#8217;s side Context Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What idea is usually expressed by <strong>A thorn in one&#x27;s side<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>to move something to an earlier time or present it for discussion<\/li>\n<li>to prepare a written document, plan, or list<\/li>\n<li>a constant source of annoyance or trouble<\/li>\n<li>to contact someone<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[3210],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1894],"class_list":["post-22415","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-contextual-meaning","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-grade-8"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>A thorn in one&#x27;s side<\/strong> means <strong>a constant source of annoyance or trouble<\/strong>. It is the correct answer because this expression is used figuratively to describe a person or problem that keeps causing difficulty.<\/p><p>Examples:<\/p><ul><li>The noisy generator was <strong>a thorn in our side<\/strong> during class.<\/li><li>The broken printer became <strong>a thorn in the teacher's side<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Late homework was <strong>a thorn in his side<\/strong> all term.<\/li><\/ul>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"to move something to an earlier time or present it for discussion"},{"right":"no","answer":"to prepare a written document, plan, or list"},{"right":"yes","answer":"a constant source of annoyance or trouble"},{"right":"no","answer":"to contact someone"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":3210,"title":"Contextual Meaning","slug":"contextual-meaning"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/22415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=22415"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=22415"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=22415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}