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stick at
verb
- to continue constantly at
to stick at one's work
- stick at nothingto be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
Idioms and Phrases
Scruple or hesitate, as in She sticks at nothing to gain her ends . This idiom, nearly always used in a negative context, was first recorded in 1525. Also see stop at nothing .Example Sentences
And though Betts struggled last year — especially with his throws, which accounted for eight of his nine errors in just 65 games at shortstop — the Dodgers were betting on his perseverance, knowing he was determined to stick at the spot he hadn’t played full-time since high school.
If Betts can stick at shortstop, it would free Tommy Edman to play more center field.
Arfield said he was troubled when Diallo came in for such stick at the time: "I didn't think you could pin that defeat on him. We were miles off it as a team, all of us. But he seemed to come in for particular criticism. And I remember just thinking, 'wow, this is a real welcome to Rangers'."
Despite the show's success, Hollie plans to stick at their prison service job.
The Chargers struggled mightily during their first six possessions with Stick at quarterback, resulting in five three-and-outs and one interception.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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