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Sore Means One's Body Throat Eslpod 0435 We 0545 Eslpod Describing

Id ESLPod_0435_WE_0545
Episode Id ESLPod 435
Episode Title Describing Aches and Pains
Phrase sore
Text In this podcast, the word "sore" means in pain, usually because part of one's body has worked too hard: "If your body is sore, you might want to get a massage." A "sore throat" is the condition where one's throat hurts, usually when one is sick or because one has shouted too much: "I think I'm getting a cold because I've had a sore throat since this morning." A "sore loser" is a person who becomes very angry when he or she loses a game: "Hamrad is a sore loser who started yelling at the other player when he lost a game of chess." Finally, the phrase "to stick out like a sore thumb" means to be noticed because something or someone is different from everything or everyone else: "He wore jeans to the party and stuck out like a sore thumb because everyone else was dressed formally."
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