give somebody/get (some) stick
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody/get (some) stickgive somebody/get (some) stickBritish English spokenCRITICIZE if you give someone stick, you criticize them for something they have done He’s going to get some stick for this! → stickExamples from the Corpusgive somebody/get (some) stick• He doesn't give his stick to just anybody.