The sand was like a tiny pest in my shoe.

Meaning: The sand was very small and annoying, like a tiny pest that keeps bothering you.

Choice of Words: Pest is a small creature or animal that is annoying and unwanted. Tiny means very small. Putting these together, "tiny pest" means a very small and annoying creature.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Sand stuck in my shoe.
• I had to take off my shoe and empty the sand out.
• The naughty dog ate the shoe in the room.
• The naughty puppy chewed on my shoe.
• He found a shoe on the ground.
• The shoe was too big for his foot.
• The sand sparkled in the sunlight, its grains like tiny diamonds.
• Tiny crabs scuttle in wet sand.
• Tiny crabs scuttled sideways across the damp sand.
• Sand filled their tiny shoes.