sore point

Noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.

Japanese Meaning

議論や不満の根底にある、意見の食い違いや不一致を引き起こす敏感な問題点 / 触れられると不快感や反発を招く、長年にわたる不一致の原因となる事柄 / 論争や不満の土台となる、物事の本質的な欠陥または問題点

The pension cuts have been a sore point between the union and management for years.

年金削減は長年にわたり組合と経営陣の間の火種となっている。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.

The affair of the chaplaincy remained a sore point in his memory as a case in which this petty medium of Middlemarch had been too strong for him.

sore points

（ plural ）