"STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB / STAND OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB"
If someone sticks out like a sore thumb, or stands out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they're not the same as the people around them.
Example: When I was in the Nigerian countryside I stood out like a sore thumb. I was the only white person around.
Sale a relucir.
Example sentences:
- Kenny stuck out like a sore thumb at the party. He was the only person wearing a suit and a tie / Kenny salió a relucir en la fiesta. Era la única persona que portaba traje y corbata.
- When Hector went to the dance club he stuck out like a sore thumb because he was the only person there who was over fifty years old / Cuando Héctor fue a la discoteca salió a relucir porque él era la única persona ahí que tenía 50 años de edad.
Additional examples:
- That pimple really sticks out like a sore thumb.
- Do you think I would stick out like a sore thumb at the party if I wear this coat?
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