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  • 91stick in your mind — stick in your mind/memory/ phrase if something sticks in your mind, you do not forget it easily One thing he told me always sticks in my mind. Thesaurus: to remembersynonym Main entry: stick * * * stick in your …

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  • 92stick|up — stick up or stick|up «STIHK UHP», noun. Informal. a holdup; robbery. ╂[American English < stick up, idiom] …

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  • 93stick at it — Brit informal : to continue doing or trying to do something If you stick at it [=keep at it] long enough, you ll succeed. • • • Main Entry: ↑stick …

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  • 94stick to something — ˈstick to sth derived 1. to continue doing sth despite difficulties • She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. 2. to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it • He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had… …

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  • 95stick out like a sore thumb — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb./ …

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  • 96stick out like a sore thumb — {v. phr.} To be conspicuous; be different from the rest. * /When the foreign student was placed in an advanced English grammar class by mistake, it was no wonder that he stuck out like a sore thumb./ …

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  • 97Stick-lac — n. See the Note under {Lac}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 98Stick-seed — n. (Bot.) A plant ({Echinospermum Lappula}) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99stick-tight — n. (Bot.) 1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the genus {Bidens}, also called {bur marigold}, {beggar ticks}, and {Beggar s ticks}, which have prickly flattened achenes …

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  • 100Stick gambling — is a traditional hand game played by the many indigenous people, with the rules varying among each group. It would typically be played whenever different groups would meet on the trail. Games could last for several days during which prized… …

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