pull teeth

to do something in the most difficult way

He just has to pull teeth to complete his work.

by The Return of Light Joker May 6, 2009

pulling teeth

Forcing someone to speak. To start a conversation.

I'm talking to you and it's like it's hurting you to respond, like I'm pulling teeth.

by mydear October 26, 2015

Pulling Teeth

In the most fundamental sense, it just means that something is difficult to negotiate.

Trying to get Joey out of the house is like pulling teeth.

by Rotten Turkey May 25, 2022

Like Pulling Teeth

Meaning is it difficult to get information needed. All you get is one bit at a time! As difficult as pulling teeth!

Getting details from Flare is like pulling teeth! :)

by Dr. Tim McGuinness July 23, 2008

(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

A song by American Thrash Metal band "Metallica", from their 1983 album "Kill 'Em All", this song is a bass solo by Cliff Burton, their bassist from 1982, to 1986, when he died in a bus accident in Sweden.

(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

by Maxus106 July 22, 2023