Stick in (one's) craw In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stick in (one's) craw", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Katie Anh

2022-03-08 03:03

stick in one's gizzard , stick in one's gullet

Stick in (one's) craw negative spoken language verb phrase

To make you upset or annoyed.

His bitter words have stuck in my craw for a long time.

The boss's curse at the meeting stuck in my craw.

I know that David didn't mean to be mad at me, but that really stuck in my craw.

If something sticks in your craw, you are unable to say something.

I did mean to say sorry to her, but words stuck in my craw.

It's mostly used in the past tense.

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here we go again

Used to express something bad is happening again

Example:

Here we go again! Lisa has just asked to borrow my new dress.

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