| 词汇 | get a lot of stick |
| 释义 | Idiom get a lot of stickget/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do.I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from)The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis. get (a lot of) stick (from someone)To receive strong criticism, disapproval, or judgment (for something). I got a lot of stick from my parents over my decision to pursue a degree in art, rather than law or medicine. I'm going to get stick from my boss for that accounting error I made last week. John still gets a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the middle of class. get a lot of stickorcome in for some stickBRITISH, INFORMALCOMMON If you get a lot of stick or come in for some stick, you are criticized a lot, often in an unfair way. I got a lot of stick when we returned from the India tour and some of it I deserved. Note: You can also say that you give someone a lot of stick. The critics gave me a lot of stick for that performance but I don't think it was that bad. |
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