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单词 be a sore point with someone
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be a sore point with someone

if a particular subject is a sore point with someone, it makes them feel angry, embarrassed, or upset
The continuing presence of foreign troops in their country remains a very sore pointwith these students.

Examples of 'be a sore point with someone' in a sentence
be a sore point with someone

So-called overboarding - taking too many jobs - is likely to be a sore point.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
And both feel confident that after they get married next summer, money will not be a sore point for either of them.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Pressure from the government on teachers is a sore point.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was 'a sore point', he confessed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The festive season could have been a sore point.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was a sore point for me that we hadn't released it.
The Sun (2009)
The following period is a sore point.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Investment banks' fees have long been a sore point with big institutional investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is nothing sinister in this, but it is a sore point for shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is a sore point for paella aficionados.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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