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stuck in someone's craw

stuck in someone's craw is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about stuck in someone's craw

What is stuck in someone's craw the simple past and past participle of?
Stuck in someone's craw is the simple past and past participle of stick in someone's craw.

Words near stuck in someone's craw in the dictionary

  1. stuck down
  2. stuck fat
  3. stuck in a rut
  4. stuck in one's gizzard
  5. stuck in one's ways
  6. stuck in someone's craw
  7. stuck in someone's gullet
  8. stuck in someone's throat
  9. stuck in the mud
  10. stuck in the Stone Age
  11. stuck in time

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