Sore vs Soar in Bhabhi Ji ghar pe hain style

Sore vs Soar

Sore refers to aches, pains and wounds: sore feet, sore backs, and sores on your skin; whereas, Soar is a verb meaning "increase rapidly" or "fly or rise high in the air".

Soar

Soar is a verb which means to fly high, to rise into the air, to glide on air currents. Soar is an intransitive verb, which is a verb that does not take an object.

Soar may also be used as a noun to refer to the act of soaring. Related words are soars, soared, soaring, soarer, soaringly. Soar is often used metaphorically: eagles, spirits, and prices can all soar.

"The plane soared into the clouds." [Soar here means 'go up high quickly']

"He saw the hawk soar and then sweep low."

"The fuel prices are soaring." [Soar here means increase rapidly]

"When she heard his footsteps, her spirit soared."

Sore

Sore is an adjective which means painful, tender, physical pain or emotional pain. Sore also may describe a point of irritation.

When used as a noun, a sore means a place on the body which is ulcerated, infected or blistered. Sore refers to aches, pains and wounds: sore feet, sore backs, and sores on your skin.

Sore may also mean urgent.

Related words are sorer, sorest, soreness, sorely.

"He has a sore throat." [Sore here means tender and painful]

"My leg is still very sore.” [Sore here means tender and painful]

"I feel sore about not being invited to dinner.” [Sore here means irritation]

"They are in sore need of financial help." [Sore here means urgent or severe]

Idiom Alerts

1. The expression sore loser refers to someone who becomes angry or upset after losing a fair competition.

"In public he was willing to laugh at himself but in private he was not, and whether the game was billiards or business, he was a very sore loser. When he could fire the men he thought had betrayed him he would."

2. The expression sore spot refers to something that's physically or mentally painful or sensitive.

"Though she had long since grown used to my dedication at the office and now accepted it as part of my character, I knew it had always been a sore spot with her."

3. The expression sight for sore eyes refers to someone or something that's a welcome sight and/or particularly attractive.

"My! Mrs. Evans! You are certainly a sight for sore eyes! I don't know how you manage to look so unruffled and cool and young with all those children!"

LESSON: "Working hard to have a SOARING career may get you SORE feet in the initial days of struggle. Don’t give up! Hard-work pays!"

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