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stick out
verb
to be conspicuous or obvious UK, 1638
From “stick out a mile”. Originally in conventional use, colloquial or slang since mid-C19.- “There are even rumors about other things as well, if you follow my drift.” “Your drift sticks out a mile.” — Andre Aciman, Out of Egypt, 1996
▶ stick out like dog’s balls
to be obvious; to stand out prominently AUSTRALIA- — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 228, 1971
- We’ll stick out like dogs balls. — Peter Corris, Pokerface, p. 129, 1985
- His eyes were sticking out like dog’s balls. — Murray Farquhar, Nine Words from the Grave, p. 103, 1986
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