I wasn't wearing the right clothes for the party, and I stuck out like a sore thumb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
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 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
stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb — be quite obviously different. → sore … English new terms 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 — 1) his veins stood out Syn: project, stick out, bulge (out), be proud, jut (out) 2) she stood out in the crowd Syn: be noticeable, be visible, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be di … Thesaurus of popular words
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
stand out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be prominent, be conspicuous, emerge; see loom 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude,… … English dictionary for students
