glutton for punishment »
One persistent in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.
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monkey on one's back »
A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.
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problem child »
Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.
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thorn in someone's side »
A persistent annoyance.
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thorn in the flesh »
A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.
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tilt at windmills »
To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
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whack-a-mole »
The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.
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