| 词组 | give someone a lot of stick |
| 释义 | Idiom give someone a lot of stickgive (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick - to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do.I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about that. (often + about)give (someone) (a lot of) stickTo criticize, judge, or disapprove of someone (for something). My parents gave me a lot of stick for my decision to study art in college, instead of law or medicine. I just know my boss is going to give me stick for that accounting error I made last week. The class still gives John a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the middle of an oral report. give somebody ˈstick(British English, informal) criticize somebody: The crowd gave the players a lot of stick for their terrible performance. |
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