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- get [a lot of etc.] stick
get [a lot of etc.] stick
get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick
(British informal) also come in for [a lot of/some etc.] stick (British informal) to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do (often + from ) I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis. (British informal)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Selma | | ['selmə] | |
Anabelle | | AN-ə-bel | English (Modern) |
Mona (2) | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Prissy | | PRIS-ee | English |
Graciela | | grah-THYE-lah (Spanish), grah-SYE-lah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Mathilda | | [mə'tildə] | |