亚洲网紅露点

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craw

[ kraw ]

noun

  1. the crop of a bird or insect.
  2. the stomach of an animal.


craw

/ 办谤蓴藧 /

noun

  1. a less common word for crop
  2. the stomach of an animal
  3. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of craw1

1350鈥1400; Middle English crawe, probably akin to crag 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of craw1

C14: related to Middle High German krage, Middle Dutch 肠谤腻驳丑别 neck, Icelandic kragi collar
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. stick in one's craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle:

    She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw.

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Example Sentences

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But Conservative MP Neil O'Brien said the pay hike would "stick in the craw" of people worried about immigration and crime.

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It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.

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"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.

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The one that really seems to stick in James鈥 craw came in 2013, the same year he won his final league MVP award, this time as a member of the Miami Heat.

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Some things will always stick in your craw.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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