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Katie Anh
2022-03-08 03:03
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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