"stick in someone's craw" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stick in someone's craw.ogg [Australia] Forms: sticks in someone's craw [present, singular, third-person], sticking in someone's craw [participle, present], stuck in someone's craw [participle, past], stuck in someone's craw [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> in someone's craw}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: stick in someone's gullet, stick in someone's throat Translations (Translations): ottaa päähän (Finnish), nyppiä (Finnish), rester en travers de la gorge (French), rimanere di traverso (Italian)
    Sense id: en-stick_in_someone's_craw-en-verb-KbbzKxwF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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