stick out

— Phrasal Verb with stick

/stɪk/ verb (past tense and past participle stuck)

Definition

COME OUT › If part of something sticks out, it comes out further than the edge or surface: His ears stick out a bit.

NOTICEABLE › to be very easy to notice: She certainly sticks out in a crowd. → See also stick/stand out like a sore thumb

(Definition of stick out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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