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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.
See also: sore

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DrikaDRHEE-kahDutch
Davit-Georgian
WilliamWIL-ee-əm, WIL-yəmEnglish
Courtney['kɔrtnl]
Sanford['sænfəd]
Floellaflo-EL-əEnglish (Rare)
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