stick out like a sore thumb
stick out like a sore thumb · sticks out like a sore thumb · stuck out like a sore thumb · sticking out like a sore thumb
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To be very noticeably differentTo be very noticeably (and undesirably or humorously) different; to be prominently out of place; to be particularly obtrusive or conspicuous (usually unintentionally); to attract unwanted attention or notice.
» You'll stick out like a sore thumb.
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1 sensesTo be very noticeably (and undesirably or humorously) different; to be prominently out of place; to be particularly obtrusive or conspicuous (usually unintentionally); to attract unwanted attention or notice.
Don't wear a business suit to that party; you'll stick out like a sore thumb.
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By meaning 1
to be very noticeably out of place:
Forms
sticks out like a sore thumb, sticking out like a sore thumb, stuck out like a sore thumb, stuck out like a sore thumb| Base form | stick out like a sore thumb · to stick out like a sore thumb |
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| 3rd person singular | sticks out like a sore thumb |
| Present participle | sticking out like a sore thumb |
| Past simple | stuck out like a sore thumb |
| Past participle | stuck out like a sore thumb |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | stick out like a sore thumb |
| he, she, it | sticks out like a sore thumb |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | stuck out like a sore thumb |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have stuck out like a sore thumb |
| he, she, it | has stuck out like a sore thumb |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will stick out like a sore thumb |
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsore-thumbish
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle