a thorn in the/someone's flesh/side

: a sharp rigid process on a plant

: any of various sharp spinose structures on an animal

: a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (such as prickles or spines)

: some person : somebody

: the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate

: the condition of having ample fat on the body

: skin

: to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste

: gratify

: to clothe or cover with or as if with flesh

: the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body

: one of the halves of the animal body on either side of the median plane

: a cut of meat including that about the ribs of one half of the body

: situated on the side

: of or relating to the side

: directed toward or from the side

: to agree with : support

: to be side by side with

: to set or put aside : clear away

: swaggering or arrogant manner : pretentiousness