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"ref": "2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian",
"text": "The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table. Mary Berry wraps her version in strips of chargrilled aubergine but, although it looks rather smart, I worry that something so Mediterranean will stick out like a sore thumb on the plate, given that many vegetarians want to enjoy the same roast potatoes, sprouts and sauces as everyone else. Instead, inspired by the stuffed cabbage rolls eaten at Christmas in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, I use blanched savoy cabbage leaves to wrap my parsnippy parcel, adding a touch of festive greenery to the dish.",
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"(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice."
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"word": "stick out a mile"
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"word": "stand out"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "pistää silmään"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "détonner"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "faire tache"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "auffallen wie ein bunter Hund"
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xechorízo",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "ξεχωρίζω"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "stinga í augun"
},
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "standa út"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "essere fin troppo evidente"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"tags": [
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"word": "pasować jak pięść do nosa"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "diferenciar-se entre outros"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "kötü bir şekilde göze çarpmak"
},
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"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "vısto xo çıman ver"
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"(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "pistää silmään"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "détonner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "faire tache"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "auffallen wie ein bunter Hund"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xechorízo",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "ξεχωρίζω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "stinga í augun"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "standa út"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "essere fin troppo evidente"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"tags": [
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"word": "pasować jak pięść do nosa"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "diferenciar-se entre outros"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "kötü bir şekilde göze çarpmak"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "be very noticeably different",
"word": "vısto xo çıman ver"
}
],
"word": "stick out like a sore thumb"
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