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What does it mean to stick it to someone?
Treat someone badly or unfairly, as in The head nurse really stuck it to Judy when she made her take all three shifts. This slangy usage may be derived from stick it, def. 2.
What is the meaning of take a stick to you?
take a stick to sb/sth to hit someone or something with a long, thin piece of wood: He said that when he was a boy, his father used to take a stick to him to punish him. More examples. a bundle of sticks.
What does giving a bit of stick mean?
To criticize, judge, or disapprove of someone (for something). My parents gave me a lot of stick for my decision to study art in college, instead of law or medicine.
What’s another word for stick with it?
What is another word for stick with it?
keep trying | persist |
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continue | go the distance |
stick at it | stick at |
stand fast | hang in |
press ahead | hang in there |
What are the two meanings of stick?
intransitive verb. 1 : to hold to something firmly by or as if by adhesion: a : to become fixed in place by means of a pointed end. b : to become fast by or as if by miring or by gluing or plastering stuck in the mud.
What is the English meaning of stick to?
1 : to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.
What does no stick mean?
1 : allowing easy removal of cooked food particles a nonstick coating in a frying pan. 2 : having a nonstick surface a nonstick frying pan.
When someone asks you to give the work some stick what does that mean?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English give somebody/get (some) stickBritish English spoken if you give someone stick, you criticize them for something they have done He’s going to get some stick for this!
What do u call a stick?
a baton. a club or cudgel.
What is the use of the stick?
A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for supporting someone’s weight or for hitting people or animals.
What is the phrasal verb of stick to?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstick to something phrasal verb1 to do or keep doing what you said you would do or what you believe in, even when it is difficult SYN keep to Have you been sticking to your diet?
What does stick to mean?
Definition of stick to. 1 : to continue doing or using (something) especially when it is difficult to do so She stuck to her story about the money already being missing when she got there.
What is another word for stick to?
Synonyms for Stick to: n. • consider, clear the air, discuss, debate, argue, consult, negotiate, talk, talk through, canvass. • move, head, go, flow, pass, forge ahead, progress, press, walk-on.
What does stick to one mean?
stick it to (one) To intensely confront, punish, or retaliate against someone, perhaps vindictively or with unnecessary severity. The reporters really stuck it to him during the press conference, not allowing him to evade any questions.