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sore point, a

Idioms  

  1. 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.

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Toledo's defense was a sore point a year ago and a concern this season too, especially after allowing 624 yards and a lot of big plays a week ago against Eastern Michigan.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2012

Another sore point: a Funderburk aide suggested that faculty members granting interviews to the press report the "nature of such conversations" to the director of university relations.

From Time Magazine Archive

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