Slang definitions & phrases for like pulling teeth
like pulling teeth
adjective phrase
Very slow and arduous: Interviewing movie stars can be like pulling teeth, but Nicole Kidman was a delightful surprise: relaxed, natural, and a lot of fun
[1970s+; like pulling gum-teeth in the same sense is found by 1872]
Idioms and Phrases with like pulling teeth
like pulling teeth
Very difficult, especially to extract information from someone. For example, It's like pulling teeth to get a straight answer from him.