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Stuck in my craw

Meaning

Something that bothers, irritates, or rankles you deeply. It is a resentment that you cannot quite get over.

Resentful, stubborn

Used in a sentence

  • The way he took credit for the report still sticks in my craw.
  • It really sticks in my craw that I had to apologize when I was right all along.
  • That bad customer review has been stuck in my craw for weeks.

The backstory

A 'craw' is the crop of a bird, which is a part of the throat used to store food. If something is stuck there, it is literally hard to swallow or digest.

Heard in

The South, Midwest

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