someone can stick something

someone can stick something
someone can stick something impolite phrase
used for saying very angrily that you do not want something that you have been given or are being offered

You can stick your rotten job!

tell someone where they can stick something/​where to stick something:

I told them where they could stick their pay rise.

Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym
Main entry: stick

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • someone can stick something — impolite used for saying very angrily that you do not want something that you have been given or are being offered You can stick your rotten job! tell someone where they can stick something/where to stick something: I told them where they could… …   English dictionary

  • Stick (something) up your arse! — Shove/Stick (something) up your arse! taboo! something that you say in order to tell someone in a very angry way that you do not want or need something they could give you. Tell Mr Peabody he can take his job and shove it up his arse! …   New idioms dictionary

  • stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stick — I [[t]stɪ̱k[/t]] NOUN USES ♦♦♦ sticks 1) N COUNT A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree. ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood. Syn: twig 2) N COUNT A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for… …   English dictionary

  • stick — I UK [stɪk] / US verb Word forms stick : present tense I/you/we/they stick he/she/it sticks present participle sticking past tense stuck UK [stʌk] / US past participle stuck *** 1) [transitive] to push something long and thin into or through… …   English dictionary

  • stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stick — 1 /stIk/ verb past tense and past participle stuck 1 PUSH (transitive always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep) if a pointed object sticks into something or you stick it into something, it is pushed into it: stick sth in/into/through etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • can — can1 W1S1 [kən strong kæn] modal v negative short form can t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability)¦ 2¦(requesting)¦ 3¦(allowed)¦ 4¦(possibility)¦ 5¦(seeing/hearing etc)¦ 6¦(not true)¦ 7¦(should not)¦ 8¦(surprise/anger)¦ 9¦(sometimes)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stick — stick1 noun 1》 a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.     ↘a stick used for support in walking or as a weapon.     ↘(the sticks) informal goalposts or cricket stumps.     ↘Nautical, archaic a mast or spar. 2》 (in hockey,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …  

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