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  • stick —    1. to kill    Supposedly with a pointed weapon, of cattle in an abattoir and of wild pigs in hunting. It used also to mean to wound:     The black thief has sticket the woman. (Carrick, 1835)    2. a spirit added to another drink    Perhaps… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • stick your oar in — stick/put/shove/your oar in british informal phrase to give your opinion about something that other people are discussing without being asked to We were fine until you stuck your oar in. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynon …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stick-slip phenomenon — Stick slip (or slip stick ) refers to the phenomenon of a spontaneous jerking motion that can occur while two objects are sliding over each other. Cause Stick slip is caused by the surfaces alternatingly between a sticking to each other and… …   Wikipedia

  • give it some stick — (UK) If you give something some stick, you put a lot of effort into it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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

  • 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

  • stick your neck out — stick (your) neck out to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give. I m going to stick my neck out and predict a Republican victory. He s never been afraid of sticking his neck out …   New idioms dictionary

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