The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed. Spots can be the bane of a teenager's life. something that causes trouble or makes people unhappy be the bane of sth/sb
(Old English bana, ultimately from a prehistoric Germanic word) Something bad, evil or that causes harm There are many Poisonous (Baneful) Herbs such as Henbane, Hemlock, Datura, Deadly Nightshade and Mandrake But in contradiction to the above meaning of "Bane" Even poisonous plants can be used for good i e "Healing" From which comes the saying "What can kill can cure!" Banish: To rid yourself of an unwanted thing whether it be a Person, Spirit or Bad habit etc To get rid of
In the words of Warren Buffet, Bill Bane Sr , is, ``a great American and one of the last real traders around I like to call him Salvo '' His wife, Carol, is a huge NASCAR fan, and in her own words ``delights in pulling the legs off central bankers '' Cooper Bane, son number two, is a thriving artiste who specializes in making art that is much better than the stuff most folks are doing Jackson, son number three, is a world renowned master chef and plans on opening a restaurant Bill Bane Jr , son number one, plans on giving Mr Monroe Trout a run for his money Bill Bane, Jr helped Professor Harvey put the hypertextual glossary together while an MBA student at Duke University