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a stick to beat someone with

a stick to beat some·one with
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey stik too beet suhm-wuhn, -wuh n with, with]
    • /eɪ stɪk tu bit ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən wɪθ, wɪð/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey stik too beet suhm-wuhn, -wuh n with, with]
    • /eɪ stɪk tu bit ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən wɪθ, wɪð/

Definition of a stick to beat someone with words

  • phrase a stick to beat someone with If you say that something is a stick to beat someone with, you mean that it is used, or could be used, as a basis for criticism. 3
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Parts of speech for A stick to beat someone with

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a stick to beat someone with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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