stick in craw

Related to stick in craw: take it on the chin, cut some slack, catch you later, run an errand

stick in (one's) craw

To rankle or irritate one. It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea!

stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw/ˈgullet

(informal) if something sticks in your throat, it is difficult or impossible to agree with or accept: It really sticks in my throat that I get paid less than the others for doing the same job.

stick in (one's) craw

To cause one to feel abiding discontent and resentment.

stick in one's craw, to

To be so offensive or disagreeable that one cannot swallow it. This expression is the modern version of stick in one’s gizzard, gullet, or crop, all referring to portions of an animal’s digestive system. Their figurative use dates from the late seventeenth century. Jonathan Swift recorded one in Polite Conversation (1738): “Don’t let that stick in your gizzard.” Dickens used still another in a letter in 1843: “Your dedication to Peel stuck in my throat.” More recently Martin Cruz Smith wrote, “Doesn’t it stick in your craw that you got absolutely nowhere in the investigation?” (Wolves Eat Dogs, 2004).

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释义	stick in craw Related to stick in craw: take it on the chin, cut some slack, catch you later, run an errand stick in (one's) craw To rankle or irritate one. It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea! See also: craw, stick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw/ˈgullet (informal) if something sticks in your throat, it is difficult or impossible to agree with or accept: It really sticks in my throat that I get paid less than the others for doing the same job. See also: craw, gullet, stick, throat Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary stick in (one's) craw To cause one to feel abiding discontent and resentment. See also: craw, stick American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. stick in one's craw, to To be so offensive or disagreeable that one cannot swallow it. This expression is the modern version of stick in one’s gizzard, gullet, or crop, all referring to portions of an animal’s digestive system. Their figurative use dates from the late seventeenth century. Jonathan Swift recorded one in Polite Conversation (1738): “Don’t let that stick in your gizzard.” Dickens used still another in a letter in 1843: “Your dedication to Peel stuck in my throat.” More recently Martin Cruz Smith wrote, “Doesn’t it stick in your craw that you got absolutely nowhere in the investigation?” (Wolves Eat Dogs, 2004). See also: stick The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: stick in (one's) craw stick in one's craw stick in your craw craw have (something) stick in (one's) craw have stick in craw stick in one's craw, to get on someone's tits get on (one's) tits get on somebody's nerves
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