a stick to beat someone with

stick to beat (someone or something) with

Something, often a mishap or misdeed, that is used as an excuse for criticism. Even the slightest mistake by Stan was enough to give the boss a stick to beat him with.

a stick to beat someone with

a stick with which to beat someone

BRITISH

COMMON If someone uses something as a stick to beat someone with or a stick with which to beat someone, they use it to punish them or cause embarrassment or difficulty for them. Republicans had hoped to use foreign policy as a stick to beat the President with. Note: You can also say that someone uses any stick to beat someone, meaning that they take every opportunity they can to punish someone or cause embarrassment or difficulty for them. The Socialist opposition, of course, will use any stick to beat the government.

词组	a stick to beat someone with
释义	a stick to beat someone with stick to beat (someone or something) with Something, often a mishap or misdeed, that is used as an excuse for criticism. Even the slightest mistake by Stan was enough to give the boss a stick to beat him with. See also: beat, stick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a stick to beat someone with or a stick with which to beat someone BRITISH COMMON If someone uses something as a stick to beat someone with or a stick with which to beat someone, they use it to punish them or cause embarrassment or difficulty for them. Republicans had hoped to use foreign policy as a stick to beat the President with. Note: You can also say that someone uses any stick to beat someone, meaning that they take every opportunity they can to punish someone or cause embarrassment or difficulty for them. The Socialist opposition, of course, will use any stick to beat the government. See also: beat, someone, stick Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: a rod/stick to beat somebody with a stick to beat someone or something with stick to beat (someone or something) with catch (one) dead to rights indict indict for indict for (something) hang (someone) for (something) hang for
随便看	writ large written written all over (one's) face written all over your face written in (one's) face written in stone written in the stars wrong wrong end of the stick, (got hold of) the wrong end of the stick, the wrong-foot wrong number wrongo wrong scent, on the wrong scent, to be on the wrong side of someone wrong side of the blanket what makes (one) tick what makes one tick what makes somebody tick what makes someone tick what makes tick What makes you say so? What makes you say that? What makes you think so?