| 词汇 | craws |
| 释义 | (redirected from craws)stick in (one's) throatFor something to bother one after it has happened, because it seems wrong or one cannot accept it. The way that Bob was fired has stuck in his throat all these years. If it had been handled differently, I don't think it would have affected him as much. Her comment really stuck in my throat. She was really out of line to say that. stick in (one's) crawTo rankle or irritate one. It really sticks in my craw that he would lie and take all the credit for my idea! have (something) stick in (one's) crawTo be a source of irritation to one. Of course he would lie and take all the credit for my idea—he wanted to have it stick in my craw! have (something) stick in one's crawFig. to have something irritate or displease someone. I don't like to have someone's words stick in my craw. He meant to have the problem stick in my craw and upset me. stick in one's crawAlso, stick in one's throat. 1. Be unable to say something, as in I meant to apologize but the words stuck in my craw. [Early 1600s] 2. Be so offensive that one can't tolerate it, as in That obscene art exhibit stuck in my throat. [Late 1600s] stick in your craworstick in the crawIf something sticks in your craw or sticks in the craw, you cannot accept it because it upsets you or you think it is wrong. What really sticks in my craw is the way the competition ended. There are those for whom Lapierre's appetite for self-publicity sticks in the craw. stick in your crawmake you angry or irritated.Literally, this phrase means ‘stick in your throat’. A craw is the crop of a bird or insect; the transferred sense of the word to refer to a person's gullet, originally humorous, is now almost entirely confined to this expression. Compare with stick in your gizzard (at gizzard). stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw/ˈgullet(informal) if something sticks in your throat, it is difficult or impossible to agree with or accept: It really sticks in my throat that I get paid less than the others for doing the same job.stick in (one's) craw To cause one to feel abiding discontent and resentment. stick in one's craw, toTo be so offensive or disagreeable that one cannot swallow it. This expression is the modern version of stick in one’s gizzard, gullet, or crop, all referring to portions of an animal’s digestive system. Their figurative use dates from the late seventeenth century. Jonathan Swift recorded one in Polite Conversation (1738): “Don’t let that stick in your gizzard.” Dickens used still another in a letter in 1843: “Your dedication to Peel stuck in my throat.” More recently Martin Cruz Smith wrote, “Doesn’t it stick in your craw that you got absolutely nowhere in the investigation?” (Wolves Eat Dogs, 2004). |
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