- stick it out
- Q. Did you hear about the flasher who was thinking of retiring? A. He decided to stick it out for one more year!
English expressions. 2014.
stick it out
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stick it out — ► stick it out informal put up with or persevere with something difficult or disagreeable. Main Entry: ↑stick … English terms dictionary
stick something out — If you stick something out, you continue to endure it in spite of the difficulties or unpleasant aspects of the situation. Life is difficult here, but Luke is going to stick it out because he is determined to succeed … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stick it out — to continue to do something to its end. I didn t really like the movie, but I stuck it out. Usage notes: often used in the phrase stick it out to the bitter end … New idioms dictionary
stick it out — I think I can stick it out for another two weeks Syn: put up with it, grin and bear it, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through; persevere, persist, carry on, struggle on; informal hang in there, soldier on, tough it out, nail one s… … Thesaurus of popular words
stick it out — verb To persist or continue. Plenty of people begin the training, but few stick it out for the year or two necessary to become proficient … Wiktionary
stick it out — stay until you finish, hang in there Can you stick it out until six? Can you work until then? … English idioms
stick it out — endure, continue She doesn t like her new job but plans to stick it out until she saves enough money to go to Europe … Idioms and examples
stick something out of something — ˌstick ˈout (of sth) | ˌstick sthˈout (of sth) derived to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole • His ears stick out. • She stuck her tongue out at me. • Don t stick your arm… … Useful english dictionary
stick/stand out like a sore thumb — informal : to be very noticeable in usually a bad way I wasn t wearing the right clothes for the party, and I stuck out like a sore thumb. • • • Main Entry: ↑sore … Useful english dictionary
stick neck out — stick (your) neck out to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give. I m going to stick my neck out and predict a Republican victory. He s never been afraid of sticking his neck out … New idioms dictionary
