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stick in one's craw

stick in one's craw or stuck in one's crop {v. phr.}

To make you angry; bother you; annoy you.

His parents' praise of his brother stuck in Jerry's craw.

Sue's failure to get a better grade than Ann stuck in her crop.

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[crop] See: [CASH CROP], [CREAM OF THE CROP], [STICK IN ONE'S CRAW] or [STICK IN ONE'S CROP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in one's craw

[in one's craw] or [in one's crop] See: [STICK IN ONE'S CRAW] or [STICK IN ONE'S CROP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stick with] {v.}, {informal} 1. or [stay with] To continue doing; not quit. * /Fred stayed with his homework until it was done./ * /Practicing is tiresome, but stick with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stick up] {v.}, {informal} To rob with a gun. * /When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up./ Syn.: [HOLD UP]. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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