stick tosomething
phrasal verbwithstickverbuk/stɪk/us/stɪk/stuck|stuck
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tolimityourself to doing or using oneparticularthing and notchangeto anythingelse:
Could youstickto thepoint,please?
We'dbetterstickto themainroad, because the otherroadsareblockedwithsnow.
If youstickto alaw,rule, orpromise, youobeyit or do what itstates:
If you make apromise, you shouldstickto it.
US(UKstick atsomething)
tocontinuetryinghard to do somethingdifficult:
You'll neverlearntoplaythepianoif you're notpreparedtostickto it.
- IthinkI'llstickto my firstplan.
- I'dbetterstickto therules.
- Ifindit very hard tostickto adiet.
- We've made theagreementso we have tostickto it.
- Hetendstostickto the sameoldrecipes.
Continue & last
- (it's) business as usualidiom
- bash on
- carry(something)on
- cease
- cont.
- contd
- drag
- echo
- insist ondoing something
- jag
- keep atsomething
- keepsomeoneat itidiom
- leg
- push ahead
- push on
- run on
- runsomeone/somethingover
- seesomethingout
- span
- spin
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Obeying & breaking the law
Trying and making an effort