touch a sore spot

and touch a sore point

Fig. to refer to a sensitive matter that will upset someone. (Fig. on the notion of touching an injury and causing pain.) I seem to have touched a sore spot. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. When you talk to him, avoid talking about money. It's best not to touch a sore point if possible.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vasanti	-	Indian, Marathi
Zheng	-	Chinese
Evie	['evi]
Tryphosa	-	Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Haruko	hah-ṙoo-ko	Japanese
Urh	-	Slovene