Meaning of stick in someone's gullet | Babel Free
Definitions
Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]
Examples
“What began to stick in the gullet was the growing belief during our years in opposition (1974– 79) that the only thing that really mattered was the control of the money supply.”
“If there are things in it that stick in your gullet why ignore them?”
“Some days I wake up and — would you know it? l've done exactly what she's wanted after all but it doesn't seem to stick in my gullet like at school.”
“It was a stance that he knew would stick in the gullet of many in his audience in January 1917.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.