to stick up
51stick vs sticker — Stick is a verb or a noun. As a noun it usually describes a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut from a tree. For example: Walk softly and carry a big stick. As a verb it can mean to push a sharp or pointed object into or… …
52stick — ‘piece of wood’ [OE] and stick ‘fix, adhere’ [OE] come from the same Germanic source: the base *stik , *stek , *stak ‘pierce, prick, be sharp’ (which also produced English attach, stake, stitch, stockade, and stoke). This in turn went back to the …
53stick down — ˌstick ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stick down he/she/it sticks down present participle sticking down past tense …
54stick your oar in — stick/put/shove/your oar in british informal phrase to give your opinion about something that other people are discussing without being asked to We were fine until you stuck your oar in. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynon …
55stick to your guns — to continue to have a particular opinion, plan, etc., when other people criticize you and say that you are wrong Despite criticism from the press, the governor is sticking to her guns on this issue. • • • Main Entry: ↑gun stick to your guns see …
56stick it to someone — stick it to (someone) US informal : to treat (someone) harshly or unfairly especially in order to get something for yourself (such as revenge or money) Her political rivals used the scandal as an opportunity to stick it to her. businesses that… …
57stick 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… …
58stick 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… …
59stick up for somebody — ˌstick ˈup for sb/yourself/sth derived no passive (informal) to support or defend sb/yourself/sth • Stick up for what you believe. • She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school …
60stick up for yourself — ˌstick ˈup for sb/yourself/sth derived no passive (informal) to support or defend sb/yourself/sth • Stick up for what you believe. • She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school …
