stick in one's craw

stick in one's craw idiom
    Also, stick in one's throat.
  1. Be unable to say something, as in I meant to apologize but the words stuck in my craw. [Early 1600s]
  2. Be so offensive that one can't tolerate it, as in That obscene art exhibit stuck in my throat. [Late 1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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