pull teeth

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pull teeth

verb pulls teeth · pulling teeth · pulled teeth

To extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damaged.
idiomatic, intransitive To do something that is especially difficult or effortful. You will probably have to pull teeth to get a straight answer from a car salesman.
Similar: get blood out of a stone

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verb to do something especially difficult

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@misc{pull_teeth_2026,
  title = {pull teeth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pull%20teeth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}