Give someone stick

Give someone stick
  (UK)
  If someone gives you stick, they criticise you or punish you.

Dictionary of English idioms . . 2014.

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  • give someone stick — (UK) If someone gives you stick, they criticise you or punish you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • give someone stick — (informal) To subject someone to censure or abuse • • • Main Entry: ↑stick …   Useful english dictionary

  • give (someone) ... stick — give (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about …   New idioms dictionary

  • give (someone) stick — give (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone stick — (UK)    If someone gives you stick, they criticise you or punish you.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • give (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick — British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about that. (often + about) …   New idioms dictionary

  • give (someone) a lot of stick — give (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about …   New idioms dictionary

  • give (someone) some stick — give (someone) [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about …   New idioms dictionary

  • stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stick — I UK [stɪk] / US verb Word forms stick : present tense I/you/we/they stick he/she/it sticks present participle sticking past tense stuck UK [stʌk] / US past participle stuck *** 1) [transitive] to push something long and thin into or through… …   English dictionary

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