0 If you say that making someone do something was like pulling teeth, you mean it was very difficult and they did not want to do it:
In my experience, it is like pulling teeth to persuade the board to do so.
Just as well as most of his life seems rather like pulling teeth.
Flood described the atmosphere as like pulling teeth and emotionally draining.
That was a good song, but it was really like pulling teeth.
A lot of songs are like pulling teeth, but this one just happened.
