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September 30, 2014, 08:00 AM
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Stick/stand out as a sore thumb
I thought it was "it sticks out as a sore thumb" but I've just heard "it stands out as a sore thumb" in a British reality show. Are both interchangeable? Are both common either side of the pond?
In this case the speaker was talking about a noticeably wrong architectural feature in the room. Does the alternate expression make sense only in a context like this one?
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