Chinese water torture

noun

1. a form of torture in which water is made to drip for a long period of time onto a victim's forehead to drive him insane

Example Sentences

Then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Biden was subjecting Obama to “Chinese water torture.”

From Washington Post

“It was like Chinese water torture . . . it was just annoying . . . I would cringe every time,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Faced with that Chinese water torture, Black decided just to resign.

From Washington Times

That was to stop the Chinese water torture of embarrassing photos and texts about his relationship with Sanchez, a Los Angeles television personality, which put in motion a divorce from his wife MacKenzie.

From Fox News

His column ran on three weekdays a week from 1962 to 1972, then switched to a schedule he likened to the “metronomic” rhythms of “Chinese water torture: FridaySundayTuesday, FridaySundayTuesday.”

From New York Times