pain in the rear Idiom, Proverb

bring up the rear

be at the end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race.

rear end

buttocks, posterior, backside, butt """Where did she pinch you?"" ""On my rear end - my bum."""

rearend

bump a car in the back, run into the rear of a car """Your back bumper is dented."" ""Ya, some guy rearended me."""

rear its ugly head

Idiom(s): rear its ugly head

Theme: APPEARANCE - EVIDENCE

[for something unpleasant] to appear or become obvious after lying hidden.
• Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their marriage.
• The question of money always rears its ugly head in matters of business.

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

(UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble.

bring up the rear|bring|rear

v. phr. 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the rear of the Christmas parade. The governor and his staff brought up the rear of the parade. 2. informal To do least well; do the most poorly of a group; be last. In the race, John brought up the rear. In the basketball tournament, our team brought up the rear.

get one's rear in gear|gear|get|in gear|rear

v. phr., slang To hurry up, to get going. I'm gonna have to get my rear in gear.

in arrears|arrears

adv. phr. Late or behind in payment of money or in finishing something.

Usually used of a legal debt or formal obligation. Poor Mr. Brown! He is in arrears on his rent. He is in arrears on the story he promised to write for the magazine.

rear end|end|rear

n. 1. The back part (usually of a vehicle) The rear end of our car was smashed when we stopped suddenly and the car behind us hit us.

Often used like an adjective, with a hyphen. A head-on crash is more likely to kill the passengers than a rear-end crash.
Antonym: HEAD-ON. 2. Rump; backside. Bobby's mother was so annoyed with his teasing that she swatted his rear end.

rear its head|head|rear

v. phr. To appear; emerge. After decades of certainty that tuberculosis had been eradicated globally, it suddenly reared its ugly head right here in the United States.

pain in the rear

An abnormally irritating, aggravating, or abhorrent person, thing, or situation. You know, Jack, you may be my friend, but you can be a absolute affliction in the rear sometimes! This calculus appointment is a absolute affliction in the rear. It's not that I don't accept it, it's aloof so tedious!Learn more: pain, rear

pain-in-the-rear

(used afore a noun) Very irritating, aggravating, or obnoxious. I've still got a few pain-in-the-rear jobs to do about the agronomical afore I can alarm it quits for the day. We're accepting Mary over for banquet tomorrow night. I aloof achievement her pain-in-the-rear bedmate doesn't appear forth as well.

pain in the rear

verbSee pain in the assLearn more: pain, rear

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