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    stick out like a sore thumb

    US /stɪk aʊt laɪk ə sɔɚ θʌm/

    ・

    UK /stik aʊt laɪk ə sɔ: θʌm/

    B2
    idm.To be very noticeable or obvious in an unpleasant way.
    His bright red jacket stuck out like a sore thumb in the crowd.

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    • Still, his miniature, cartoonish appearance is wildly different from the tone of the series, which makes him stick out like a sore thumb.

      Still, his miniature, cartoonish appearance is wildly different from the tone of the series, which makes him stick out like a sore thumb.

    • Still, his miniature, cartoonish appearance is wildly different from the tone of the series, which makes him stick out like a sore thumb.

      Still, his miniature, cartoonish appearance is wildly different from the tone of the series, which makes him stick out like a sore thumb.

    B2

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    • That's a big one, I think, [Yeah.] yes. We stick out like a sore thumb when it comes

      That's a big one, I think, [Yeah.] yes. We stick out like a sore thumb when it comes

    • We stick out like a sore thumb when it comes to that.

      We stick out like a sore thumb when it comes to that.

    A2

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    09:58Andy's Winter Animal Adventures! | CBeebies
    • The only problem is, dressed like this, I'm gonna stick out like a Sore thumb.

      The only problem is, dressed like this, I'm gonna stick out like a Sore thumb.

    • The only problem is, just like this, I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb.

      The only problem is, just like this, I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb.

    B1

    15 PHRASAL VERBS with “STICK”: stick up, stick out, stick to, stick with...

    09:2415 PHRASAL VERBS with “STICK”: stick up, stick out, stick to, stick with...
    • But we also have an idiom to stick out like a sore thumb.

      But we also have an idiom to stick out like a sore thumb.

    • But we also have an idiom: "to stick out like a sore thumb".

      But we also have an idiom: "to stick out like a sore thumb".

    A2