Sore

  • 91sore throat — n. to come down with; have a sore throat * * * have a sore throat to come down with …

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  • 92sore point —    A sore point is a subject to be avoided because it causes anger or embarrassment.     Don t talk to Mary about weight that s a sore point! …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 93sore loser — noun One who doesnt take failure well, especially one who complains or contests it. See Also: sore winner …

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  • 94sore point — noun An state of affairs, action, or belief which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction. The affair of the chaplaincy remained a sore point in his memory as a case in which this petty medium of Middlemarch had been too strong… …

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  • 95sore adj — Outside an optician s shop: Site for sore eyes. dinosaur n, seesaw n …

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  • 96sore loser — someone who gets angry when they lose He is a sore loser when he doesn t win a game of tennis …

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  • 97sore point — an issue about which someone feels distressed or annoyed. → sore …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 98sore-eyed — adjective having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or conjunctivitis (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑unhealthy …

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  • 99Sore — Term used of a hawk in its first year before it has moulted, still bearing its red plumage …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 100Sore — Raubgut; vom Laster gefallen (umgangssprachlich); Diebesgut; Fang; Hehlerware; Diebesbeute; vom LKW gefallen (umgangssprachlich) * * * So|re 〈f.; ; unz.; Gaunerspr.〉 Diebesgut, Diebesbeute [<jidd. sechoro „Ware“] * * * …

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