Interesting phrases part 93

Pulling teeth is physically hard for the tooth puller, or at least it used to be.

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I think the saying comes from a time before anesthetic

difficult with strong resistance

"It's like pulling teeth" is a classic idiom used to describe a task that is incredibly difficult, frustrating, tedious, or slow. It is most commonly used when trying to get information or cooperation from someone who is being reluctant or uncommunicative.

“Head over heels”. Isn’t that just standing up or walking? Isn’t your head over your heels right now? And what the hell is the precise definition of, “Now, then” or even more confusing, “There, there” as words of consolation?

Have you ever tried to pull out someone's teeth? It sounds fun, but honestly it's not worth the effort.
They keep flailing about, you need to tie them down, have someone hold their head, spit everywhere... Urghh, I cba 🙄