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The idiom "stuck out like a sore thumb" refers to how when you have a sore thumb, you try to keep it from touching your other fingers because that might make it hurt worse. So you stick it out.

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The phrase "sore thumb" is often used to describe something that stands out or is easily noticed, like a thumb that is sore and therefore prominent. So, in that sense, yes, sore thumbs really do stick out.

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