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craw
[ kraw ]
noun
- the crop of a bird or insect.
- the stomach of an animal.
craw
/ ɔː /
noun
- a less common word for crop
- the stomach of an animal
- stick in one's craw or stick in one's throat informal.to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of craw1
Idioms and Phrases
- stick in one's craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle:
She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw.
More idioms and phrases containing craw
see stick in one's craw .Example Sentences
But Conservative MP Neil O'Brien said the pay hike would "stick in the craw" of people worried about immigration and crime.
It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.
"For a man who thinks ratings are more important than anything, that is really going to stick in Donald Trump's craw," said former Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace to a laughing CNN panel.
The one that really seems to stick in James’ craw came in 2013, the same year he won his final league MVP award, this time as a member of the Miami Heat.
Some things will always stick in your craw.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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