Elbert Hubbard

"Pain is deeper than all thought; laughter is higher than all pain."

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on pain of

[on pain of] also [under pain of] {prep.}, {formal} At the risk of; under penalty of. * /The workers went on strike on pain of losing their jobs./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give a pain

[give a pain] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make (you) disgusted; annoy. * /Ann's laziness gives her mother a pain./ * /John's bad manners give his teacher a pain./ Compare: [PAIN […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pain in the ass

[pain in the ass] or [pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pain

[pain] See: [AT PAINS], [FEEL NO PAIN], [GIVE A PAIN], [GROWING PAINS], [ON PAIN OF], [TAKE PAINS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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