sore point, a



sore point, a

A sensitive or annoying issue, as in Don't mention diets to Elsie; it's a sore point with her. This idiom was first recorded as a sore place in 1690.
See also: sore

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Frank (2)FRANGKEnglish
Andriyahn-DREEYUkrainian
Ana['ænə]
Hildr-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Gautselin-Ancient Germanic
Dushyanta-Hinduism