Don't ask Uncle John why his business failed; it's a sore spot with him.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
sore point — noun A subject about which someone feels touchy, angry or aggrieved • • • Main Entry: ↑sore * * * a subject or issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed the glamorous image of their paramilitary rivals was always a sore point with the … Useful english dictionary
sore point — ► sore point an issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed. Main Entry: ↑sore … English terms dictionary
sore point — A sore point is a subject to be avoided because it causes anger or embarrassment. Don t talk to Mary about weight that s a sore point! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sore point — noun An state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction. The affair of the chaplaincy remained a sore point in his memory as a case in which this petty medium of Middlemarch had been too strong… … Wiktionary
sore point — an issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed. → sore … English new terms dictionary
(a) sore point — a sore point/spot/subject/ phrase something that makes you upset, angry, or embarrassed when someone mentions it Don’t mention her divorce – it’s a bit of a sore point. Thesaurus: miscellaneous bad thingshyponym disappointments … Useful english dictionary
touch a sore point — tv. to mention something that upsets someone. □ I touched a sore point with Larry when I mentioned taxes. □ That touched a real sore point with me … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) sore point — a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed. I tried not to make any reference to Mike s drinking habits I know it s a sore point with Kay at the moment. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
sore — ► ADJECTIVE 1) painful or aching. 2) suffering pain. 3) severe; urgent: in sore need. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer. upset and angry. ► NOUN 1) a raw or painful place on the body. 2) a source of distress or a … English terms dictionary
sore — [sôr] adj. sorer, sorest [ME sor < OE sar, akin to Ger sehr, very, lit., sore < IE base * sai , pain, sickness > L saevus, raging, terrible, OIr sāeth, illness] 1. a) giving physical pain; painful; tender [a sore throat] b) feeling… … English World dictionary
