grumble in the gizzard
To be annoyed or unhappy. Primarily heard in US. The outcome of that race left me grumbling in the gizzard—I thought for sure I had bet on the right horse! Come on, anyone would grumble in the gizzard if they were fired as unceremoniously as Bob was. Janet's mean-spirited comment had me grumbling in the gizzard. It felt like a personal attack!
stick in (one's) gizzard
To continue to bother one after something has happened, because it seems wrong or one cannot accept it. The way that Bob was fired has stuck in his gizzard all these years. If it had been handled differently, I don't think it would have affected him as much. Her comment really stuck in my gizzard. She was really out of line to say that.
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