Alexander Koryagin:

AK> Can  "hemorrhoid" be the synonym of a problem or
AK> very unpleasant experience in English?
AK>
AK> For instance, "It was a real hemorrhoid  to  run
AK> the new Windows on an old computer."

I  believe  the  reason  for Alexander's question is
that in everyday Russian `hemorroid' is the  literal
and figurative equivalent of the English PITA.

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