get (a lot of) stick (from someone)



get (a lot of) stick (from someone)

To receive strong criticism, disapproval, or judgment (for something). I got a lot of stick from my parents over my decision to pursue a degree in art, rather than law or medicine. I'm going to get stick from my boss for that accounting error I made last week. John still gets a lot of stick for that time his pants fell down in the middle of class.
See also: get, lot, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mathildema-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
KennardKEN-ərdEnglish
Mcnamara['mæknə.mærə]
Iunius-Ancient Roman
Theodoricthee-AHD-ə-rik (English)History
Adalbertoah-dahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), ə-dəl-BER-too (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese