Learn Australian English in this expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you to use TO STICK/STAND OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB. Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Android | RSS Download the PDF + MP3 AE 345 – Expression: To Stick/Stand Out Like A Sore Thumb Today’s expression episode is “to stand out like a sore thumb” or “to stick out like a sore thumb”. This one was suggested by Chris in the Aussie English Virtual Classroom, the Facebook group, that you guys can join in order to practice your English. So, I really recommend, do a search for Aussie English Virtual Classroom and give it a join. Click join. Today’s expression to stick out like a sore thumb, to stand out like a sore thumb. Thank you for suggesting that Chris. And thank you for everyone who voted for this expression. So, every week I send out a post in the group and I say what expression do you guys want to do this week. Give me some suggestions and then with all the suggestions I put them into a poll and let you guys vote on which expression you guys would like to learn. And so, today’s is “to stick out like a sore thumb”. As usual, let’s go through the different words in this expression, guys. So, “to stand out” or “to stick out”, this means to project from a surface, to be obvious, to be evident, to be extremely noticeable. Right? So, you can imagine that if you have a surface like this and something is sticking out, something is standing out, that it’s incredibly obvious. You can see this thing standing out or sticking out. So, that’s a good phrasal verb to use. The nail was sticking out of a piece of wood. The nail was standing out of a piece of wood. He was standing out of the crowd because he was wearing a red t-shirt. Everyone else was wearing a blue t-shirt. So, he stood out, he stuck out. “Like”. The word “like”, this is having the same characteristic or quality as something. It’s “similar to”. You guys will know what the word “like” is. My head is the shape or the same shape like an egg. My eyes are the colour… the same colour as the sky. So, my eyes are like the sky. My beard is like the fur of a kangaroo. You know what “like” means. “A thumb”. I think “a thumb” is pretty obvious, guys. You guys all know what “a thumb” is. “A thumb” is the short thick first digit or first finger on your hand. This is “a thumb. So, “to stick out like a sore thumb” or “to stand out like a sore thumb”, it means to be incredibly conspicuous, incredibly obvious, very obvious, very easily noticed as different, right? So, if you stick out like a sore thumb you’re incredibly noticeable, you’re incredibly obvious. If you stand out like a sore thumb,