touch a sore spot

and touch a sore point

Fig. to refer to a sensitive matter that will upset someone. (Fig. on the notion of touching an injury and causing pain.) I seem to have touched a sore spot. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. When you talk to him, avoid talking about money. It's best not to touch a sore point if possible.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vitalis	-	Late Roman
Madge	[mædʒ]
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Stephan	SHTE-fahn (German)	German, Dutch
Eutychus	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Demosthenes	-	Ancient Greek