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Stick Difficult Impossible In/Down Craw ˈthroat/ˈcraw Informal Words

Front stick in/down craw
Back stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw (informal)
1 (of words) to be difficult or impossible to say

She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat.
2 (of a situation) to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry

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