STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB

Meaning of STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB in English

not fit or blend, look out of place The ugly painting stuck out like a sore thumb in the art gallery.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — see thumb
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — see thumb
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced …
Slang English vocab
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced …
Словарь английских идиом
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — not fit or blend, look out of place The ugly painting stuck out like a sore thumb in the art …
English Idioms vocabulary
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — v. phr. To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB — sore thumb, stick etc out like a expr infml 1. The dinner is formal. If you don't wear the correct …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THUMB
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SORE — I. ˈsō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sar, sor, soor, from Old English sār; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB — (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; …
Английский словарь Webster
SORE — (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
Английский словарь Webster
THUMB — ( v. t. ) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SORE — ( superl. ) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — — thumbless , adj. — thumblike , adj. /thum/ , n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SORE — — soreness , n. /sawr, sohr/ , adj., sorer, sorest , n. , adv. adj. 1. physically painful or sensitive, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — I. ˈthəm noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK — I. ˈstik noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SORE — I. ˈsȯr adjective ( sor·er ; sor·est ) Etymology: Middle English sor, from Old English sār; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THUMB — vt to handle awkwardly. 2. thumb ·vt to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to …
Webster English vocab
STICK — vt a thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. 2. stick ·vi to cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. 3. stick …
Webster English vocab
SORE — noun reddish brown; sorrel. 2. sore ·superl criminal; wrong; evil. 3. sore ·adj greatly; violently; deeply. 4. sore ·adj in …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
THUMB — [thumb] n [ME thoume, thoumbe, fr. OE thuma; akin to OHG thumo thumb, L tumere to swell] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICK — [stick] n [ME stik, fr. OE sticca; akin to ON stik stick, OE stician to stick] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SORE — [sore] adj sor.er ; sor.est [ME sor, fr. OE sar; akin to OHG ser sore and prob. to OIr saeth …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
THUMB — / θʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the short thick finger at the side of the hand, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK — / stɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stuck , stuck / stʌk; NAmE /) PUSH STH IN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORE — / sɔː(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. if a part of your body is sore , it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THUMB — I. thumb 1 /θʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thuma ] 1 . the part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICK — I. stick 1 S1 W3 /stɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SORE — I. sore 1 S3 /sɔː $ sɔːr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sar ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THUMB
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THUMB
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THUMB
Oxford English vocab
STICK — 1. n.1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed …
Oxford English vocab
SORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
OUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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