it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog — An excuse to justify a harsh action or opinion is easy to find. 1564 T. BECON Works I. C5v Howe easye a thyng it is to fynde a staffe if a man be mynded to beate a dogge. 1581 G. PETTIE tr. S. Guazzo’s Civil Conversation III. 50 It is an easie… … Proverbs new 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 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
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
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