stick in someone's craw
stick in someone's craw · sticks in someone's craw · stuck in someone's craw · sticking in someone's craw
To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelingsTo cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
» It stuck in his craw that he was forced to step down from his position after 40 years.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.
Examples
1 sentencesIt stuck in his craw that he was forced to step down from his position after 40 years.
Translations
3 languagesForms
sticks in someone's craw, sticking in someone's craw, stuck in someone's craw, stuck in someone's craw| Base form | stick in someone's craw · to stick in someone's craw |
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| 3rd person singular | sticks in someone's craw |
| Present participle | sticking in someone's craw |
| Past simple | stuck in someone's craw |
| Past participle | stuck in someone's craw |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | stick in someone's craw |
| he, she, it | sticks in someone's craw |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | stuck in someone's craw |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have stuck in someone's craw |
| he, she, it | has stuck in someone's craw |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will stick in someone's craw |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle