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.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get ... 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
Stick Cricket — is an Adobe Flash cricket game website. The game was developed originally by Cann Creative, a company from Sydney, Australia. Cann Creative later partnered with Advergamer, a company from London, England to further develop Stick Cricket into an… … Wikipedia
stick at nothing — To be ruthless or unscrupulous ● nothing * * * stick at nothing informal phrase to do whatever is necessary, even something illegal, in order to achieve your aim He’ll stick at nothing to get what he wants. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get… … Useful english dictionary
stick — Ⅰ. stick [1] ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. 2) a piece of trimmed wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. 3) (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement used to hit or direct the ball or puck.… … English terms dictionary
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
get 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
get 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
Stick Figure Death Theatre — is an animation showcase website, created by owner Matt Calvert in 1996. As the name suggests, this site is home to stick figure movies of characters (usually) meeting their doom. Movies were originally rejected if they had stick figures and no… … Wikipedia
get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong … Useful english dictionary
get hold of the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… … New idioms dictionary
