| 词汇 | take a lot of stick |
| 释义 | Idiom take 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. take (a lot of) stick (from someone)To receive strong criticism, disapproval, or judgment (for something). I took 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 take stick from my boss for that accounting error I made last week. John still takes a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the middle of class. get/take ˈstick from somebody(British English, informal) be angrily told you are wrong or at fault; be blamed or criticized: The new member of the team took a lot of stick from the crowd. He played terribly.The government has been getting a lot of stick from the press recently. |
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