stand out like a sore thumb
- stand out like a sore thumb
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to be very noticeable because of being different
Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb.
Thesaurus: to be different from something
synonym to be, or to become obvious or noticeable
synonym
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be obviously different from the surrounding people or things
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stand out like a sore thumb — see
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stand/stick out like a sore ˈthumb idiom
to be very noticeable in an unpleasant way
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The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas.
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If you wear a suit to the party, you'll stand out like a sore thumb.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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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
stand out like a sore thumb — ► stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb be quite obviously different. Main Entry: ↑sore … English terms 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
stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb — be quite obviously different. → sore … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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 (or stick) out like a sore thumb be quite obviously different. Main Entry: ↑sore … English terms dictionary
Stand out like a sore thumb — be prominent or conspicuous … Dictionary of Australian slang
stand out like a sore thumb — Australian Slang be prominent or conspicuous … English dialects glossary
stand out — Syn: be noticeable, be visible, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out; informal stick/stand out a mile, stick/stand out like a sore thumb … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
