Sentences with phrase «bit of a faff»

The phrase "bit of a faff" is an idiomatic expression used in British and Irish English to describe something that requires more effort, time or attention than it should. Full definition
The only real downside to this meal is that there's a fair bit of faffing around to make all the various bits and pieces to go in the fajitas.
I have been thinking of trying overnight oats for a while but it all seemed a bit of a faff... thank you for showing how easy this is!
Bit of a faff but makes nice digestible bread.
Usually when he requests something new for dinner I jump at the chance to get creating, but Thai Green Curry always seemed like a bit of a faff so I put it off again and again.
Mountain Biking can be a bit of a faff when you live in the city.
Running to get water every time you want to do a change is a bit of a faff and using a squirty bottle and a dry wipe just doesn't get your wipe wet enough to do a good job.
it would be even better if it folded with double kit attached, although used too it now it's sometimes a bit of a faff to keep taking it on and off.
Whilst this method works quite well and allows you to choose from many more styles on the high street, it does mean doubling up on layers (which may be hot in the summer) and can be a bit of a faff with most of the top having a tendency to drop down and cover baby's head during the feed.
The newborn insert is great as it supports their head and you know they are safe but it can be a bit of a faff to put on while on the move.
And we still find postcode input on the navigation system a bit of a faff.
Eventually, Apple worked pretty hard to open the store up, and now iTunes tracks can, with a bit of a faff, be played on a multitude of devices.
However, while that battery unit and NightNav light may be the selling point for some, having to attach that magnetic clip behind your head each time you go for a workout is a bit of a faff.
With a bit of faffing you can convince the Kindle app you're looking at an official Kindle Store e-book, and suddenly it'll be happy to sync up your pages.
Getting you and your friends into Tomodachi Life is a bit of a faff in the first place.
There's a bit of faffing about in the beginning as Tom and his merry crew find their sea legs, but things eventually pick up with a couple of rousing naval battles set against a shimmering sunset and an enchanting moonlit sky.
I just think they're a bit of a faff.
It might take a bit of faffing to get everything to pair first time around, but after that you should be good to go.
The Neo has done away with the clamp that covers the watch face, which is good, but it's still a bit of a faff.
It's less fussy than the older Galaxy Gear arrangement was, but it's still a bit of a faff.
It's a good job that the battery life is impressive, because charging the watch is a bit of a faff.
After a bit of faffing, I got there, so I thought I'd move on to the ducted heating that hasn't been working since last winter.
We've been fermenting foods since the 1800s in order to make them last longer in the absence of fridges, but it's always been a bit of a faff.
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