like pulling teeth

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like pulling teeth

If you say that making someone do something was like pulling teeth, it was very difficult and they did not want to do it Getting her to tell me about her childhood was like pulling teeth.

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At first this request caused poor Jurgis the most acute agony, and it was like pulling teeth to get him to talk; but gradually he found out what was wanted, and in the end he learned to stand up and speak his piece with enthusiasm. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context More results

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