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stick in someone's gullet

stick in someone's gullet is the alternative form of stick in someone's craw.

Meaning of stick in someone's craw

Verb

stick in someone's craw (third-person singular simple present sticks in someone's craw, present participle sticking in someone's craw, simple past and past participle stuck in someone's craw)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
    • It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.

Forms of stick in someone's gullet

third-person singular presentsticks in someone's gullet
present participlesticking in someone's gullet
past participlestuck in someone's gullet
paststuck in someone's gullet

Questions about stick in someone's gullet

What is stick in someone's gullet the alternative form of?
Stick in someone's gullet is the alternative form of stick in someone's craw.

Words near stick in someone's gullet in the dictionary

  1. stick frog
  2. stick frogs
  3. stick in one's gizzard
  4. stick in one’s ass
  5. stick in someone's craw
  6. stick in someone's gullet
  7. stick in someone's throat
  8. stick in the mud
  9. stick in the muds
  10. stick insect
  11. stick insects

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