Grammar fix
stick out like a sore thumb
look out of place
To be extremely noticeable because you look different from the people or things around you.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
In my bright orange jacket, I stuck out like a sore thumb at the funeral.
When I first moved to the city, my old-fashioned clothes made me stick out like a sore thumb at university.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I stuck like a sore thumb at the party.
Say: I stuck out like a sore thumb at the party.
Keep the particle 'out' after 'stuck'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Look very different from everyone else
How noticeableNoticeableConspicuous
stand outBe noticeably different, sometimes because you are better.stick outLook noticeably different, often without wanting to.
stick out like a sore thumbYou're here · Be extremely noticeable because you seem out of place.