sore\ spot

sore\ spot
• sore spot
• sore point
noun
A weak or sensitive part; a subject or thing about which someone becomes angry or upset easily.

Don't ask Uncle John why his business failed; it's a sore spot with him.

Compare: where the shoe pinches

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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