Bed of nails
a situation of extreme hardship or suffering:
taking care of her sick brother all these years has been a bed of nails for her.
noun
a board studded with nails and used for torture or self-mortification; by extension, a situation involving suffering or severe hardship; a situation that is problematic or testing
examples
he made a bed of nails for himself by becoming a stepfather.
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