PET PEEVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed

Example:

grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pet peeve" is a kind of...):

complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)

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