a pain in the neck

[Josef]

Yes, this idiom is very much in use today. You can say that a person or a thing that gives you trouble is a pain in the neck, eg:

- Having to convert my accounts from dollars to euro is a real pain in the neck.
- It's a pain in the neck having to delete all the spam in my email.
- John's being a right pain in the neck. Can't you tell him to go away.

See more about a pain in the neck, and a mini quiz, in out Idioms Reference at:
http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idio ... ck_472.htm

[Bambang]

Yes, this idiom is very much in use today. You can say that a person or a thing that gives you trouble is a pain in the neck, eg:

- Having to convert my accounts from dollars to euro is a real pain in the neck.
- It's a pain in the neck having to delete all the spam in my email.
- John's being a right pain in the neck. Can't you tell him to go away.

See more about a pain in the neck, and a mini quiz, in out Idioms Reference at:
http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idio ... ck_472.htm

- It's a pain in the neck answering a phone call at midnight.

Is the example correct?

[Josef]

- It's a pain in the neck answering a phone call at midnight.
Is the example correct?

Your example is good. You could also say something like:
- Answering a phone call at midnight is a right pain in the neck.
- It's a real pain in the neck having to answer a phone call at midnight.

[Bambang]

- It's a pain in the neck answering a phone call at midnight.
Is the example correct?

Your example is good. You could also say something like:
- Answering a phone call at midnight is a right pain in the neck.
- It's a real pain in the neck having to answer a phone call at midnight.

Thank you very much, Josef.