stickler in the PONS Dictionary

stickler Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a stickler for sth
педант съм по отношение на нщ

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A stickler for honesty, he argued that accountants' responsibility was to investors, not their clients' management.
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He was a stickler for detail, creating elaborate setups for paintings before starting work.
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He is a stickler for manners, but has a bad temper.
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The contests were refereed by officials called sticklers, from which the phrase a stickler for the rules is derived.
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Stickler syndrome affects 1 in 7,500 to 9,000 newborns.
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He was a stickler for accuracy and detail in his painting and drawing.
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He was such a stickler for controlling his own material.
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The matches are observed by a referee, or stickler, who determines the score of the match.
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An enthusiastically straight laced student who is a stickler for rules and order.
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Tom's parents are traditional white-collar sticklers for rules.
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