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 spot — sore spot, something that angers or offends easily: »Everybody has a few sore spots, such as an embarrassing occurrence he would rather not discuss … Useful english dictionary
sore spot — or[sore point] {n.} 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
sore spot — or[sore point] {n.} 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
sore spot — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, affront, algesia, blow, casus belli, cramp, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, festering, grief, hurt, inflammation, injury, irritation, lesion, nasty blow, nerve ending, offense, pain, pang, passion,… … Moby Thesaurus
sore\ point — • 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
(a) sore spot — 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
(a) sore spot — 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
spot — spot1 [ spat ] noun count *** ▸ 1 particular place/area ▸ 2 small area of color ▸ 3 relative position ▸ 4 difficult situation ▸ 5 spotlight ▸ 6 small amount of something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a particular place on your body: a sore/tender spot: There… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spot — I UK [spɒt] / US [spɑt] noun [countable] Word forms spot : singular spot plural spots *** 1) the particular place where someone or something is We found him sitting in a sunny spot in the garden. mark the spot: Flowers mark the spot where the… … English dictionary
sore — Synonyms and related words: abrasion, abscess, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, ache, aching, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, affecting, afflictive, aggrieved, agonizing, ague, algesia, algetic, anemia, angered, angry,… … Moby Thesaurus
