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  • 111stick shift — stick shifts N COUNT A stick shift is the lever that you use to change gear in a car or other vehicle. [AM] Syn: gearshift (in BRIT, usually use gear lever) …

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  • 112stick-in-the-mud — stick in the muds N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a stick in the mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL] Syn: fuddy duddy …

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  • 113stick like a limpet — stick fast, stick so tightly that it is very difficult to pry off …

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  • 114Stick, le justicier de Miami — Stick    Film policier de Burt Reynolds, avec Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1985   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 49    Résumé    Un pastiche du polar classique: l ex truand Stick cherche à échapper à des… …

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  • 115stick your 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 …

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  • 116stick 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 …

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  • 117stick it to someone — stick it to (someone) to punish someone who did something wrong earlier. If you fail to pay enough estimated tax, the IRS will really stick it to you. Related vocabulary: get even with someone, get back at someone …

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  • 118stick it to — (someone) to punish someone who did something wrong earlier. If you fail to pay enough estimated tax, the IRS will really stick it to you. Related vocabulary: get even with someone, get back at someone …

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  • 119stick to your knitting — stick to (your) knitting if a person or company sticks to their knitting, they continue to do what they have always done instead of trying to do something they know very little about. He believes the key to a company s success is to stick to its… …

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  • 120stick to knitting — stick to (your) knitting if a person or company sticks to their knitting, they continue to do what they have always done instead of trying to do something they know very little about. He believes the key to a company s success is to stick to its… …

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