A real pain meaning in English

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Definition

(Taking the subway) is a real pain!: (Taking the subway) is really annoying, frustrating or difficult! idiom

pain: suffering, discomfort, distress, an unpleasant feeling or sensation noun

Examples

"Traffic can be a real pain at this time of day."

Exercise 1

Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Philip is concerned about the traffic on the road to Los Angeles.

Icarus has brought along games to play during the trip.

Icarus says he can escape from any emergency using the objects he has with him.

Philip is concerned about keeping the company car in a good state.

Select the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Philip is concerned about the traffic on the road to Los Angeles.

This is a true statement. Philip says that he wants to "hit the freeway before rush hour", and that "traffic can be a real pain at this time of day". This means that he is concerned about traffic on the road to Los Angeles. "Rush hour" refers to a busy period of traffic, at the start and end of the working day. The expression "(this traffic) is a real pain" means that it is unpleasant or severe.

Icarus has brought along games to play during the trip.

This is incorrect. Icarus has brought many things with him, but none of these are games that he can play with during the trip.

Icarus says he can escape from any emergency using the objects he has with him.

This is a false statement. Icarus has brought a lot of objects with him on this trip, but he doesn't say that he can escape any emergency by building a plane like MacGyver.

Philip is concerned about keeping the company car in a good state.

This is a true statement. Philip tells Icarus that there "will be no "emergencies" in this car", and is concerned that Bruno will "kill him" if there is a "scratch" on it. A "scratch" describes a "mark" or "abrasion".

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