absolute nightmare

collocation in English

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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nightmare
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnaɪt.meər/us
/ˈnaɪt.mer/
a very upsetting or ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandnightmarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute nightmare

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Two sets of changes in quick succession would make business planning anabsolutenightmare.
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It was anabsolutenightmareto get spare parts for those various generators and vehicles.
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The uncertainty is anabsolutenightmareto them.
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If he had, he would have found it anabsolutenightmare.
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The whole administration is anabsolutenightmarewithout having further complications.
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Its records are anabsolutenightmare, and not least the way in which, at long last, they reach the light of day.
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I believe that it will be anabsolutenightmareto track down that mobile population.
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That is anabsolutenightmareof claims and reclaims.
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Very few of us do, because it would be anabsolutenightmare.
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One-way street systems are anabsolutenightmareto visitors.
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I know that it is not the fault of the staff—they are hideously overworked and on occasions life must be anabsolutenightmarefor them.
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Local councillors face anabsolutenightmarein deciding between a whole variety of competing demands in every conceivable area.
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Such noise can be extremely penetrating, and can create anabsolutenightmarefor neighbours.
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Having one or two disruptive elements in a large class in a laboratory can be anabsolutenightmare.
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I should like to add that for practitioners this branch of the law has been anabsolutenightmare.
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I appeal to all humanity throughout this country to do something to get rid of thisabsolutenightmareof austerity.
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It is anabsolutenightmarein bad weather.
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The capital gains tax system is anabsolutenightmarethat needs to be reformed.
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There were no telephones, and railway journeys were anabsolutenightmare.
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