splitting headache (to have a) [exp]

Meaning:

• to have a severe headache so that the ill person thinks his or her head is smashing to pieces.

Examples:

1. I’m looking for a painkiller to take because I have a splitting headache.
2. Can we turn off the lights? I have a splitting headache.
3. The stress of organizing the event gave me a splitting headache.
4. Her splitting headache made it impossible to concentrate on the task at hand.
5. Don’t push yourself too hard; you’ll end up with a splitting headache.
6. I drank too much coffee, and now I have a splitting headache.
7. The bright sunlight gave me a splitting headache by noon.
8. Trying to solve this complicated math problem gave me a splitting headache.
9. Her constant complaints were giving me a splitting headache.
10. Please turn down the music! I have a splitting headache.
11. After hours of staring at the computer screen, I had a splitting headache.
12. The stress of the meeting gave me a splitting headache.