stand out like a sore thumb
- stand out like a sore thumb
разг.
быть очевидным, само собой разумеющимся; ≈ бросаться в глаза; быть видимым невооружённым глазом
Rankin said, ‘The authenticity of that painting stands out like a sore thumb.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Reluctant Model’, ch. 4) — - Подлинность этой картины абсолютно очевидна, - сказал Ренкин.
‘You have thought of some course of action that will be feasible for us to pursue, Miss Wickham!’ ‘Certainly. It sticks out like a sore thumb.’ (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Jeeves in the Offing’, ch. 62) — - Подумали вы, мисс Уикем, о том, как нам действовать наиболее целесообразно? - Конечно. Это и так ясно как божий день.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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stand out like a sore thumb — stick/stand/out like a sore thumb phrase to be very noticeable because of being different Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb. Thesaurus: to be different from somethingsynonym to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym … Useful english dictionary
stand out like a sore thumb — stand/stick out like a sore thumb if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them. Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my… … New idioms dictionary
stand out like a sore thumb — ► stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb be quite obviously different. Main Entry: ↑sore … English terms dictionary
stick/stand out like a sore thumb — informal : to be very noticeable in usually a bad way I wasn t wearing the right clothes for the party, and I stuck out like a sore thumb. • • • Main Entry: ↑sore … Useful english dictionary
stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb — be quite obviously different. → sore … English new terms dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — (informal) To be painfully obvious, noticeable, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑sore * * * stick/stand/out like a sore thumb phrase to be very noticeable because of being different Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb … Useful english dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — stand/stick out like a sore thumb if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them. Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my… … New idioms dictionary
stick out like a sore thumb — ► stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb be quite obviously different. Main Entry: ↑sore … English terms dictionary
Stand out like a sore thumb — be prominent or conspicuous … Dictionary of Australian slang
stand out like a sore thumb — Australian Slang be prominent or conspicuous … English dialects glossary
stand out — Syn: be noticeable, be visible, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out; informal stick/stand out a mile, stick/stand out like a sore thumb … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
