craw

See: STICK IN ONE'S CRAW.

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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./ […] 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

crop

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

stick-in-the-mud

[stick-in-the-mud] {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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