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Meanings of sore thumb in English

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Usage of sore thumb in English
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That wasn't unusual, however, since the heavy stood out like a sore thumb.
RUNNER
2
One potential target group stood out like a sore thumb, though.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
3
The knocker of this door is bandaged with linen like a sore thumb.
Cyrano de Bergerac
4
One thing alone stood out to Selfridge like a sore thumb.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
5
But here in Villejeune she stuck out like a sore thumb.
Darkness
6
But whoever it was should've stood out like a sore thumb.
Mortal Allies
7
He stood out like a sore thumb, and dad wouldn't give an inch.
Wayside Courtships
8
It don't protrude into other people's way like a sore thumb.
Remarks
9
I don't know, I stood out like a sore thumb to white media.
Radio NZ
10
A white middle-class woman, I stuck out like a sore thumb, she smiles.
The Guardian
11
Always on hand like a sore thumb in huskin' season.
The Arena, Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891
12
But if the snow melts early, they can stand out like a sore thumb.
BBC
13
And the Devil's tail stiffened up like a sore thumb.
The Holy Cross and Other Tales
14
Pale Green Ghosts sticks out like a strange sore thumb.
The Guardian
15
And it would have stood out like a sore thumb.
End of Watch
16
The complete absence of it makes the factory stick out like a sore thumb.
Pack animals
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United Kingdom
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