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what is " Like pulling teeth " ?
"Getting him to talk about his job was like pulling teeth!"
8 feb 2011 20:33
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If something if like pulling teeth, it is very difficult, especially if trying to extract information or to get a straight answer from someone.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/like+pulling+teeth.html
9 febbraio 2011
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it means painful and very unpleasant... in this sentense it can also mean that the coversation was not easy going, and the asking person had to "pull" the words out.
8 febbraio 2011
like pulling teeth= a difficult task
8 febbraio 2011
something to hard do
8 febbraio 2011
It means extremely difficult
cowboy...
9 febbraio 2011
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