a sore point



a sore point/spot

a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed (often + with ) I tried not to make any reference to Mike's drinking habits - I know it's a sore point with Kay at the moment.
See also: point, sore

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Raffaela-German
Bao-Chinese
Nada (2)-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Karolis-Lithuanian
Chares-Ancient Greek
PrimoPREE-mo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese