stick in someone's craw: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USregionalinformalcolloquial
    • To remain persistently irritating or offensive to someone; to cause lasting resentment.
    • To be difficult for someone to accept or tolerate.

    Examples

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    • Ever since the meeting, that unfair decision has really stuck in my craw.

      Desde la reunión, esa decisión injusta realmente me ha molestado.

    • I know you apologized, but the way he treated you still sticks in my craw.

      Sé que te disculpaste, pero la forma en que él te trató todavía me molesta.

    • The fact that she got promoted over me really sticks in my craw after all the effort I put in.

      El hecho de que ella fuera promovida antes que yo realmente me molesta después de todo el esfuerzo que hice.

Examples:

  • EN: 'Cause I can see how that could stick in someone's craw.
    ES: Porque puede ver como eso a alguien podría molestarle.
  • EN: Because I can see how that could stick in someone's craw.
    ID: Karena aku bisa melihat itu bisa membuat seseorang kesal.

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