Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
stick it to the man
English answer:
to stand up to the establishment
Added to glossary by
Susana Galilea
May 30, 2003 18:09
21 yrs ago
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English term
Stick it to the man
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Susana Galilea
United States
United States
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Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, US, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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to take revenge on one's oppressor
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stick it to the man vb: to take revenge on one's oppressor: Though half the pigs in Harlem were after him, Shaft was still able to stick it to the man.
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\"the man\" stands for everything that oppresses or discriminates against someone, usually a minority or someone with an alternative lifestyle. \"the man\" would be the embodiment of \"business as usual\". \"stick it to the man\" would be prevailing in spite of these obstacles. Please see pasting below:
http://www.macon.com/mld/telegraph/living/5666710.htm
Stick it to \'the man\' when you can
After covering the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club earlier this month, I was reminded that there is no substitute for money, power and prestige in America.
Regardless of how one feels about Martha Burk\'s protestations that the club should admit a female member, I couldn\'t help but walk away with the feeling that the club was the embodiment of \"the man.\"
As in, \"That\'s just the man keeping you down.\"
The club, the province of the rich and powerful, has the resources to beat back any attempted protest. It can merely televise its event without commercials, thus insulating itself further. It can make the protestors\' struggle longer and harder than they can endure - and eventually just win.
In college, my buddies and I would commonly refer to these forces as \"the man.\"
The saying worked for many different occasions, but we used it mostly when a paper or test kept us from a night on the town with the boys. Or on those beautiful Southern spring days - when the lovely co-eds were sunning themselves on the grassy knolls - and you\'d have to drag yourself to the library for a few hours to appease \"the man.\"
\"The man.\" That metaphorical entity that kept you from doing what you wanted because of what you had to do.
There is no proof that \"the man\" is actually a man, of course. For all we know, she could be laughing her pretty little head off at our feeble attempts right now.
But I digress.
\"The man\" always seemed to be hanging around in college. Like the creepy guy in the hall that just appeared at odd moments, \"the man\" was lurking. You knew you\'d have to deal with him at some point, but it was probably best to delay that meeting as long as possible.
I always found that my meetings with \"the man\" happened late at night and involved massive quantities of caffeine and self-waking blows to the head.
I figured that my diploma would free me from the grip of \"the man.\" I was sadly mistaken. I realize \"the man\" is everywhere.
\"The man\" now drags me to the office and forces me to stare at a pixelated computer screen instead of heading to the driving range for a bucket of balls. Or \"the man\" sends me scrambling on April 15 to fill out tax forms and make sure they get postmarked with the proper date.
No need to incur the wrath of \"the man.\" Pick your battles with \"the man\" carefully, hoping to steal small victories where you can.
Like taking those travel-size soaps and shampoos from fancy hotels or getting free shaving cream and toothpaste from the front desk. Or ripping those \"Do not remove\" stickers from your mattress.
Try banging the bongos naked in your house with the windows open.
Rebel in your own little way - just any small measure that sticks it to \"the man.\" You may not save the world, but you might just save yourself.
I\'d like to continue, but space restraints limit me.
Another example of \"the man\" keeping me down.
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Note added at 2003-06-02 02:47:27 (GMT) Post-grading
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Seeing as I am in charge of the glossary entry, I just wanted to point out I see a difference between the idea of \"sticking it to someone\" and \"sticking it to the man\". \"the man\" has come to represent the establishment, or the powers that be. Indeed, \"sticking it to someone\" in general may have a variety of meanings, but the specific phrase \"sticking it to the man\" conveys a notion of standing up to the establishment.
Here\'s hoping this is not an overly pedantic, misconstrued, non-answer ;)
stick it to the man vb: to take revenge on one's oppressor: Though half the pigs in Harlem were after him, Shaft was still able to stick it to the man.
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Note added at 2003-05-30 18:22:36 (GMT)
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\"the man\" stands for everything that oppresses or discriminates against someone, usually a minority or someone with an alternative lifestyle. \"the man\" would be the embodiment of \"business as usual\". \"stick it to the man\" would be prevailing in spite of these obstacles. Please see pasting below:
http://www.macon.com/mld/telegraph/living/5666710.htm
Stick it to \'the man\' when you can
After covering the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club earlier this month, I was reminded that there is no substitute for money, power and prestige in America.
Regardless of how one feels about Martha Burk\'s protestations that the club should admit a female member, I couldn\'t help but walk away with the feeling that the club was the embodiment of \"the man.\"
As in, \"That\'s just the man keeping you down.\"
The club, the province of the rich and powerful, has the resources to beat back any attempted protest. It can merely televise its event without commercials, thus insulating itself further. It can make the protestors\' struggle longer and harder than they can endure - and eventually just win.
In college, my buddies and I would commonly refer to these forces as \"the man.\"
The saying worked for many different occasions, but we used it mostly when a paper or test kept us from a night on the town with the boys. Or on those beautiful Southern spring days - when the lovely co-eds were sunning themselves on the grassy knolls - and you\'d have to drag yourself to the library for a few hours to appease \"the man.\"
\"The man.\" That metaphorical entity that kept you from doing what you wanted because of what you had to do.
There is no proof that \"the man\" is actually a man, of course. For all we know, she could be laughing her pretty little head off at our feeble attempts right now.
But I digress.
\"The man\" always seemed to be hanging around in college. Like the creepy guy in the hall that just appeared at odd moments, \"the man\" was lurking. You knew you\'d have to deal with him at some point, but it was probably best to delay that meeting as long as possible.
I always found that my meetings with \"the man\" happened late at night and involved massive quantities of caffeine and self-waking blows to the head.
I figured that my diploma would free me from the grip of \"the man.\" I was sadly mistaken. I realize \"the man\" is everywhere.
\"The man\" now drags me to the office and forces me to stare at a pixelated computer screen instead of heading to the driving range for a bucket of balls. Or \"the man\" sends me scrambling on April 15 to fill out tax forms and make sure they get postmarked with the proper date.
No need to incur the wrath of \"the man.\" Pick your battles with \"the man\" carefully, hoping to steal small victories where you can.
Like taking those travel-size soaps and shampoos from fancy hotels or getting free shaving cream and toothpaste from the front desk. Or ripping those \"Do not remove\" stickers from your mattress.
Try banging the bongos naked in your house with the windows open.
Rebel in your own little way - just any small measure that sticks it to \"the man.\" You may not save the world, but you might just save yourself.
I\'d like to continue, but space restraints limit me.
Another example of \"the man\" keeping me down.
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Note added at 2003-06-02 02:47:27 (GMT) Post-grading
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Seeing as I am in charge of the glossary entry, I just wanted to point out I see a difference between the idea of \"sticking it to someone\" and \"sticking it to the man\". \"the man\" has come to represent the establishment, or the powers that be. Indeed, \"sticking it to someone\" in general may have a variety of meanings, but the specific phrase \"sticking it to the man\" conveys a notion of standing up to the establishment.
Here\'s hoping this is not an overly pedantic, misconstrued, non-answer ;)
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Every suggestion is helpful but only one award to give, unfortunately."
-1
2 mins
hit him
stick it to him
sock him one
stick one on him
all mean hit him, give it to him
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From checking Google, I think it\'s more like \'telling the man where to stick it\'.
So if you\'re in a dead end job...\'stick it to the man\'...break free, get out of there, tell him where to stick his job.
I think it\'s about rebelling, breaking free, showing \'the man\' that you are better.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F26644?thread=27616
sock him one
stick one on him
all mean hit him, give it to him
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Note added at 2003-05-30 18:32:25 (GMT)
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From checking Google, I think it\'s more like \'telling the man where to stick it\'.
So if you\'re in a dead end job...\'stick it to the man\'...break free, get out of there, tell him where to stick his job.
I think it\'s about rebelling, breaking free, showing \'the man\' that you are better.
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Note added at 2003-05-30 18:35:48 (GMT)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F26644?thread=27616
Peer comment(s):
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Christopher Crockett
: Mmmmm, not necessarily.
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Scott Horne (X)
: Sorry, no
1 day 10 hrs
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+4
2 mins
To treat severely or wrongfully.
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2 entries found for stick around.
stick ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stk)
n.
A long slender piece of wood, especially:
A branch or stem cut from a tree or shrub.
A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose.
A wand, staff, baton, or rod.
Sports & Games. Any of various implements shaped like a rod and used in play: a hockey stick.
A walking stick; a cane.
Something slender and often cylindrical in form: a stick of dynamite.
Slang. A marijuana cigarette.
The control device of an aircraft that operates the elevators and ailerons.
Informal. A stick shift.
Nautical. A mast or a part of a mast.
Printing.
A composing stick.
A stickful.
A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row.
Slang. A group of paratroopers exiting an aircraft in succession.
A timber tree.
Informal. A piece of furniture.
A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object: a stick in the ribs.
A threatened penalty: using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line.
The condition or power of adhering: a glue with plenty of stick.
sticks Informal.
A remote area; backwoods: moved to the sticks.
A city or town regarded as dull or unsophisticated.
Informal. A person regarded as stiff, boring, or spiritless.
Archaic. A difficulty or obstacle; a delay.
v. stuck, (stk) stick·ing, sticks
v. tr.
To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument.
To kill by piercing.
To thrust or push (a pointed instrument) into or through another object.
To fasten into place by forcing an end or point into something: stick a hook on the wall.
To fasten or attach with or as if with pins, nails, or similar devices.
To fasten or attach with an adhesive material, such as glue or tape.
To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface.
To fix, impale, or transfix on a pointed object: stick an olive on a toothpick.
To put, thrust, or push: stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
To detain or delay.
past tense and past participle sticked (stkt) To prop (a plant) with sticks or brush on which to grow.
past tense and past participle sticked Printing. To set (type) in a composing stick.
Informal. To confuse, baffle, or puzzle: Sometimes even simple questions stick me.
To cover or smear with something sticky.
Informal. To put blame or responsibility on; burden: stuck me with the bill.
Slang. To defraud or cheat: The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise.
v. intr.
To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in.
To become or remain attached or in close association by or as if by adhesion; cling: stick together in a crowd.
To remain firm, determined, or resolute: stuck to basic principles.
To remain loyal or faithful: stuck by her through hard times.
To persist or endure: a bad name that has stuck.
To scruple or hesitate: She sticks at nothingno matter how difficult.
To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed: The drawer stuck and would not open.
To project or protrude: hair sticking out on his head.
Sports. To throw a jab in boxing.
Phrasal Verbs:
stick around Informal
To remain; linger.
stick out
To be prominent.
Informal To put up with: stick out a bad situation.
stick up
To rob, especially at gunpoint.
Idioms:
be stuck on Informal
To be very fond of.
stick it to Slang
To treat severely or wrongfully.
stick (one's) neck out Informal
To make oneself vulnerable; take a risk.
stick to/by one's guns
To hold fast to an opinion or a set course of action.
stick to (one's) knitting Informal
To mind one's own business.
stick to (one's) ribs Informal
To be substantial or filling. Used of food.
stick up for
To defend or support.
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[Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca. See steig- in Indo-European Roots.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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stick around
v 1: be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn: stand by, stick about] 2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!" [syn: stay, stick, stay put] [ant: move]
2 entries found for stick around.
stick ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stk)
n.
A long slender piece of wood, especially:
A branch or stem cut from a tree or shrub.
A piece of wood, such as a tree branch, that is used for fuel, cut for lumber, or shaped for a specific purpose.
A wand, staff, baton, or rod.
Sports & Games. Any of various implements shaped like a rod and used in play: a hockey stick.
A walking stick; a cane.
Something slender and often cylindrical in form: a stick of dynamite.
Slang. A marijuana cigarette.
The control device of an aircraft that operates the elevators and ailerons.
Informal. A stick shift.
Nautical. A mast or a part of a mast.
Printing.
A composing stick.
A stickful.
A group of bombs released to fall across an enemy target in a straight row.
Slang. A group of paratroopers exiting an aircraft in succession.
A timber tree.
Informal. A piece of furniture.
A poke, thrust, or stab with a stick or similar object: a stick in the ribs.
A threatened penalty: using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line.
The condition or power of adhering: a glue with plenty of stick.
sticks Informal.
A remote area; backwoods: moved to the sticks.
A city or town regarded as dull or unsophisticated.
Informal. A person regarded as stiff, boring, or spiritless.
Archaic. A difficulty or obstacle; a delay.
v. stuck, (stk) stick·ing, sticks
v. tr.
To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument.
To kill by piercing.
To thrust or push (a pointed instrument) into or through another object.
To fasten into place by forcing an end or point into something: stick a hook on the wall.
To fasten or attach with or as if with pins, nails, or similar devices.
To fasten or attach with an adhesive material, such as glue or tape.
To cover or decorate with objects piercing the surface.
To fix, impale, or transfix on a pointed object: stick an olive on a toothpick.
To put, thrust, or push: stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
To detain or delay.
past tense and past participle sticked (stkt) To prop (a plant) with sticks or brush on which to grow.
past tense and past participle sticked Printing. To set (type) in a composing stick.
Informal. To confuse, baffle, or puzzle: Sometimes even simple questions stick me.
To cover or smear with something sticky.
Informal. To put blame or responsibility on; burden: stuck me with the bill.
Slang. To defraud or cheat: The dealer stuck me with shoddy merchandise.
v. intr.
To be or become fixed or embedded in place by having the point thrust in.
To become or remain attached or in close association by or as if by adhesion; cling: stick together in a crowd.
To remain firm, determined, or resolute: stuck to basic principles.
To remain loyal or faithful: stuck by her through hard times.
To persist or endure: a bad name that has stuck.
To scruple or hesitate: She sticks at nothingno matter how difficult.
To become fixed, blocked, checked, or obstructed: The drawer stuck and would not open.
To project or protrude: hair sticking out on his head.
Sports. To throw a jab in boxing.
Phrasal Verbs:
stick around Informal
To remain; linger.
stick out
To be prominent.
Informal To put up with: stick out a bad situation.
stick up
To rob, especially at gunpoint.
Idioms:
be stuck on Informal
To be very fond of.
stick it to Slang
To treat severely or wrongfully.
stick (one's) neck out Informal
To make oneself vulnerable; take a risk.
stick to/by one's guns
To hold fast to an opinion or a set course of action.
stick to (one's) knitting Informal
To mind one's own business.
stick to (one's) ribs Informal
To be substantial or filling. Used of food.
stick up for
To defend or support.
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[Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca. See steig- in Indo-European Roots.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
[Buy it]
stick around
v 1: be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn: stand by, stick about] 2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!" [syn: stay, stick, stay put] [ant: move]
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Kim Metzger
: Make him pay for his "sins".
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thanks Kim!
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Christopher Crockett
: Yes, "to treat severely", which is not always or necessarily "wrongfully" --the Watergate Committe "stuck it to" Richard Nixon, but it wasn't "wrongfull", rather something quite deserved.
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you are right Christopher, (as we translators know) it depends on the context!
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Jean-Luc Dumont
: yes, but you stuck of a lot of stuff to read, I was hard to stick with it :-)
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Scott Horne (X)
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3 mins
Treat someone badly or unfairly
The American Heritage Dictionary gives the follwoing example: "The head nurse really stuck it to Judy when she made her take all three shifts." It is a slang expression.
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Will Matter
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Janelle Norman
: could also be used as in telling someone bad news.
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RHELLER
: good example
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Jean-Luc Dumont
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Scott Horne (X)
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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2249
treat him harshly or unfairly
Yes, it's an idiom. Merriam Webster's is a great dictionary.
+1
23 mins
Christopher Crockett
Native in English
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English
M.A., Ph.D. Historian/Art Historian
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English
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128
to call to account
I think that the essence of the phrase is not *necessarily* an unjust or undeserved bringing to book of someone, though it *may* be on occasion.
Rather it has to do with the insistant and persistant confrontation of someone with some situation or thing, deserved or not.
The Watergate Committee "stuck it to" Richard Nixon, who certainly deserved a good sticking --nothing unjust about that at all.
More recently, the excessive, rabid, "conservative" [conserving *what*??] members of the U.S. congress "stuck it to" Bill Clinton, who may well have deserved it for his foolish shennanigans, but who was, obviously, treated in such an unjust and shabby fashion as to give even "stick it to him" a bad rap.
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Re Susana\'s \"revenge\" : That\'s a perfectly valid interpretation, but certainly not the *only* way that the phrase is used, in current parlance.
If the I.R.S. [U.S. Internal Revenue Service] decides (by chance) to audit my income tax returns and finds some fiddling (just theoretically, of course), they could really \"stick it to me\" --but it wouldn\'t be out of \"revenge.\"
OtOh, if I had gotten myself on Nixon\'s \"Enemies List\", his White House Minions could have told the I.R.S. to really \"stick it to me\" --in *revenge*.
Rather it has to do with the insistant and persistant confrontation of someone with some situation or thing, deserved or not.
The Watergate Committee "stuck it to" Richard Nixon, who certainly deserved a good sticking --nothing unjust about that at all.
More recently, the excessive, rabid, "conservative" [conserving *what*??] members of the U.S. congress "stuck it to" Bill Clinton, who may well have deserved it for his foolish shennanigans, but who was, obviously, treated in such an unjust and shabby fashion as to give even "stick it to him" a bad rap.
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Re Susana\'s \"revenge\" : That\'s a perfectly valid interpretation, but certainly not the *only* way that the phrase is used, in current parlance.
If the I.R.S. [U.S. Internal Revenue Service] decides (by chance) to audit my income tax returns and finds some fiddling (just theoretically, of course), they could really \"stick it to me\" --but it wouldn\'t be out of \"revenge.\"
OtOh, if I had gotten myself on Nixon\'s \"Enemies List\", his White House Minions could have told the I.R.S. to really \"stick it to me\" --in *revenge*.
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Will Matter
: overly pedantic, misconstrued, non-answer
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Well, some of us can only try, will. What's the Japanese phrase?
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Susana Galilea
: what's with the ludicrous disagree?
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Who nose ? A bad hair day, maybe.
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DGK T-I
: reasoned answer with examples in support of a proposed definition, I thought.
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Just not the right one, eh Giuli? Thanks anyway.
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Kim Metzger
: Excellent point, Christopher. I see it as "make someone pay for it" whatever the "it" is.
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Yes, I just don't think that "revenge" is the operative principle --though it certainly *can* be in some instances, and may even have been the *original* meaning/context ; but it is used much more widely nowadaze. Thanks, Kim.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: agree with Susana
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Susana's interpretation is a perfectly valid one, just not the *only* valid one, in current usage. Thanks anyway, Cilian.
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Janelle Norman
: yes, could be used to mean to make him pay, although not the only option
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Mmmmm.... it's more a matter of what the action is, than it is the reasons behind the action (e.g., "revenge"). Thanks, Janelle.
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
&
English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
Bugger him / F*** him
"It" obviously refers to the penis (excuse all virgin ears!) and you know where they're telling him to stick it.
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verbis
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Janelle Norman
: maybe could mean that literally but not necessarly figuratively
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DGK T-I
: It could well be the origin of the expression if it's used in some types of English(eg: rap?),and some users might well be using it literally as you say, but care needed as many users of the expression will have other meanings in mind :-)
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Not for kudos
This is to agree with the definition
"to treat severely", which is not always or necessarily "wrongfully"
which Christopher Cr. advanced in an "agree" above.
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\'the man\' can be a particular man, & just an opponent (would also fit Afro-Americ.& Carib. use). I\'m reminded of the UK expression \'giving someone stick\' -ridiculing, making fun of, reprimanding or criticizing someone, too.
I think actually I should have answered \"agree\" to Christopher\'s definition
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(one meaning anyway) under the heading \'to call to account\' (which distracted me), & which I suspect was mainly there to emphasisize that giving stick is severe treatment which can be just or unjust
"to treat severely", which is not always or necessarily "wrongfully"
which Christopher Cr. advanced in an "agree" above.
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\'the man\' can be a particular man, & just an opponent (would also fit Afro-Americ.& Carib. use). I\'m reminded of the UK expression \'giving someone stick\' -ridiculing, making fun of, reprimanding or criticizing someone, too.
I think actually I should have answered \"agree\" to Christopher\'s definition
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(one meaning anyway) under the heading \'to call to account\' (which distracted me), & which I suspect was mainly there to emphasisize that giving stick is severe treatment which can be just or unjust
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Christopher Crockett
: Yes, I've not heard "give stick" but it sounds like something similar.
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Ah well, I should have agreed with your definition as one option.It's used a lot in the UK-http://www.ananova.com/sport/story/sm_666576.html
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It could be a combination of all the above
depending on context
cassell's dictionary of slang states:-
Stick it to(1970's)(US)
1-to copulate
2-to tease, to malign, to attack
3-to assault violently
HTH
cassell's dictionary of slang states:-
Stick it to(1970's)(US)
1-to copulate
2-to tease, to malign, to attack
3-to assault violently
HTH
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DGK T-I
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Thankyou, have a good weekend
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Jean-Luc Dumont
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Christopher Crockett
: Yes, everyone's right & should get the points. Then we can move on to something else.
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+1
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Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
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Stickittotheman :-)
Some context would have helped a lot. This expression can mean many different things and be interpreted very differently based on context.
To adopt an "in your face" attitude. To talk or act tough. To teach someone a lesson. To fight (back).
Stick it to the man and tell him, "We don't want your rules and we certainly don't want ... !"
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Give him a hard time
To adopt an "in your face" attitude. To talk or act tough. To teach someone a lesson. To fight (back).
Stick it to the man and tell him, "We don't want your rules and we certainly don't want ... !"
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Note added at 2003-05-31 17:04:55 (GMT) Post-grading
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Give him a hard time
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Christopher Crockett
: Yes, it may have a somewhat broader usage (in WASP culture) than it originally did in African-American slang (which is where I assume it came from).
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