눈엣가시가 · 눈엣가시를
a thorn in one's side; a person one can't stand
Example
새로 온 직원은 부장님에게 눈엣가시 같은 존재예요.
The new employee is like a thorn in the manager's side.
Word parts
눈 'eye' + 에 + 가시 'thorn': literally 'a thorn in the eye.'
Good to know
Pronounced [누네까시]; common as 눈엣가시로 여기다 'to see someone as a thorn in one's side.'
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