(idiomatic) A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.

(colloquial, rhetorical question, mildly vulgar) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

(transitive, idiomatic, Britain) To stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.

(Britain) monkey in the middle

(idiomatic) An event or achievement which is unpleasant for someone, especially for those who considered it impossible or unwelcome; an annoyance.

(idiomatic) Lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.

(Britain, Ireland) A desktop organizer; inbox, in-basket. / (by extension) The amount of new work yet to be done.

Something to be suspicious of.

To attend a private meeting or class without participating.

To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.