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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Fenella | | - | Scottish |
| Jay (1) | | JAY | English |
| Tane | | - | Maori, Polynesian Mythology |
| LÁRa | | LOW-rah | Icelandic |
| Marvin | | MAHR-vin (English), MAHR-veen (German) | English, German |
| Brody | | BRO-dee | English |