stick in one's craw

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 one's craw

Also, stick in one's throat.

1. Be unable to say something, as in I meant to apologize but the words stuck in my craw. [Early 1600s]

2. Be so offensive that one can't tolerate it, as in That obscene art exhibit stuck in my throat. [Late 1600s]

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).

词组	stick in one's craw
释义	stick in one's craw 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 one's craw Also, stick in one's throat. 1. Be unable to say something, as in I meant to apologize but the words stuck in my craw. [Early 1600s] 2. Be so offensive that one can't tolerate it, as in That obscene art exhibit stuck in my throat. [Late 1600s] See also: craw, stick The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. 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 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 someone's nerves
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