- sore thumb
- [͵sɔ:ʹθʌm]
1) нарыв на большом пальце2) больное место; горе, постоянно напоминающее о себе; нечто неудобное или постыдное
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
sore thumb
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stick out like a sore thumb — (informal) To be painfully obvious, noticeable, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑sore * * * stick/stand/out like a sore thumb phrase to be very noticeable because of being different Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb … Useful english dictionary
stand out like a sore thumb — stick/stand/out like a sore thumb phrase to be very noticeable because of being different Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb. Thesaurus: to be different from somethingsynonym to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym … Useful english dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stick out like a sore thumb — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stick out like a sore thumb — If something sticks or stands out like a sore thumb, it is clearly and obviously different from the things that are around it. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If something sticks out like a sore thumb, it is very obvious or visible in… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stand out like a sore thumb — stand/stick out like a sore thumb if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them. Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my… … New idioms dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — stand/stick out like a sore thumb if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them. Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my… … New idioms dictionary
stick/stand out like a sore thumb — informal : to be very noticeable in usually a bad way I wasn t wearing the right clothes for the party, and I stuck out like a sore thumb. • • • Main Entry: ↑sore … Useful english dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — If something sticks or stands out like a sore thumb, it is clearly and obviously different from the things that are around it … The small dictionary of idiomes
stick out like a sore thumb — in. to be very obvious. □ That zit really sticks out like a sore thumb. □ Do you think I would stick out like a sore thumb at the party if I wear this coat? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb — be quite obviously different. → sore … English new terms dictionary
