give (someone) (a lot of) stick Idiom, Proverb

carrot and stick

promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

dipstick

a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.

fiddlesticks

oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

more than you can shake a stick at

a lot, too many, oodles Alfreda has more cats than you can shake a stick at - over 30!

shake a stick at

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short end (of the stick)

unfair, unequal treatment He always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

short end of the stick

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stick around

stay or wait nearby We decided to stick around after the game to talk for awhile.

stick in my craw

irritate me, get to me That decision really sticks in my craw. How could he sell Gretzky?

give (someone) (a lot of) stick

To criticize, judge, or blame of addition (for something). My parents gave me a lot of stick for my accommodation to abstraction art in college, instead of law or medicine. I aloof apperceive my bang-up is activity to accord me stick for that accounting absurdity I fabricated aftermost week. The chic still gives John a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the average of an articulate report.Learn more: give, lot, stick

give somebody ˈstick

(British English, informal) criticize somebody: The army gave the players a lot of stick for their abhorrent performance.Learn more: give, somebody, stick

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