stick out like a sore thumb

stick out like a sore thumb
stick out like a sore thumb
Fig. to be very obvious. •

That pimple 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?

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{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. 2013.

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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

  • 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 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

  • stick out like a sore thumb — ► stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb be quite obviously different. Main Entry: ↑sore …   English terms 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.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If something sticks out like a sore thumb, it is very obvious or visible in… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • stick out like a sore thumb — not fit or blend, look out of place    The ugly painting stuck out like a sore thumb in the art gallery …   English idioms

  • stick out like a sore thumb — verb Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice. With that guilty smile of his, he stuck out like a sore thumb …   Wiktionary

  • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

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