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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Griffith		['grifiθ]
Raisel		-	Yiddish
Shyamal		-	Bengali
Alyx		AL-iks	English (Rare)
Philon		-	Ancient Greek
Epiphany		i-PIF-ə-nee	English (Rare)

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