like pulling teeth idiom Trending Now: More Trending: pansexual symbiote charlatan lowlife kakistocracy SEE ALL See What's Trending Now See More Trending Words What's Trending Now More Trending Words pansexual 'sexual desire or attraction...not limited to a particular gender identity or sexual orientation' symbiote 'an organism living in symbiosis' charlatan 'faker or fraud' lowlife 'a person of low moral character' kakistocracy 'government by the worst people' SEE ALL Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared Definition of like pulling teeth —used to say that something is very difficult and frustrating Getting him to make a decision is like pulling teeth. Word by Word Definitions teeth : plural of tooth See the full definition of teeth Seen and Heard What made you want to look up like pulling teeth? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). show hide