STICK IN ONE'S THROAT (OR CRAW)

Meaning of STICK IN ONE'S THROAT (OR CRAW) in English

stick in one's throat ( or craw)

be difficult or impossible to accept.

→ the sticks

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CRAW — noun see: voracious Date: 14th century the crop of a bird or insect, the stomach especially of a lower animal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THROAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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CRAW — I. Scotland variant of crow II. ˈkrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English crawe, from (assumed) Old English crawa; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRAW — (n.) The stomach of an animal.
Английский словарь Webster
CRAW — (n.) The crop of a bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CRAW — ( n. ) The stomach of an animal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAW — ( n. ) The crop of a bird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THROAT — /throht/ , n. Anat., Zool. 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAW — /kraw/ , n. 1. the crop of a bird or insect. 2. the stomach of an animal. 3. stick in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAW — n. bird or insect's crop; stomach
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THROAT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK — I. ˈstik noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRAW — noun Etymology: Middle English crawe, from Old English * cræga; perhaps akin to Latin vorare to devour — more at …
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THROAT
Webster English vocab
STICK — vt a thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. 2. stick ·vi to cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. 3. stick …
Webster English vocab
CRAW — noun the crop of a bird. 2. craw ·noun the stomach of an animal.
Webster English vocab
CRAW — ■ noun dated the crop of a bird or insect. Phrases stick in one's ~ see stick 2 . Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROAT
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICK — [stick] n [ME stik, fr. OE sticca; akin to ON stik stick, OE stician to stick] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRAW — [craw] n [ME crawe, fr. (assumed) OE craega; perh. akin to L vorare to devour--more at voracious] (14c) 1: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRAW — craw BrE AmE krɔː krɑː ▷ craws krɔːz krɑːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THROAT — / θrəʊt; NAmE θroʊt/ noun 1. a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK — / stɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stuck , stuck / stʌk; NAmE /) PUSH STH IN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRAW — / krɔː; NAmE / noun the part of a bird's throat where food is kept • IDIOMS see stick verb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT — throat S3 W3 /θrəʊt $ θroʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: throte ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICK — I. stick 1 S1 W3 /stɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRAW — craw /krɔː $ krɒː/ BrE AmE [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English crawa 'stomach of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRAW — n. Zool. the crop of a bird or insect. østick in one's craw be unacceptable. [ME, rel. to MDu. craghe, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRAW — n. Zool. the crop of a bird or insect. stick in one's craw be unacceptable. [ ME, rel. to MDu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROAT — n.1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a voice, …
Oxford English vocab
STICK — 1. n.1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CRAW — n. Zool. the crop of a bird or insect. Phrases and idioms: stick in one's craw be unacceptable. Etymology: ME, …
Oxford English vocab
THROAT — ( throats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your throat is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STICK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
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ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRAW — COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB stick ▪ He and the son have a whole lot sticking in their craw . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROAT — [noun] [C] - the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can …
Cambridge English vocab
CRAW — Synonyms and related words : abdomen, abomasum, bay window, beerbelly, belly, breadbasket, crop, diaphragm, embonpoint, first stomach, gizzard, gullet, gut, …
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