take [a lot of/some etc.] stick

take [a lot of/some etc.] stick
get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do.

I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress.

(often + from)

The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis.


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  • get [a lot of/some etc.] stick — get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from) The government has come in for …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • take a lot of stick — get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from) The government has come in for …   New idioms dictionary

  • take some stick — get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from) The government has come in for …   New idioms dictionary

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  • take stick — get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick British, informal, British, informal to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from) The government has come in for …   New idioms dictionary

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  • 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) ... 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

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