Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом stick. Страница три

Словосочетания со словом stick. Страница три

stick to one's knitting
tend to one's knitting
To do your own job and not bother other people.
The trouble with Henry is that he is always telling other people what to do; he can't stick to his knitting.
stick to one's ribs
stick to the ribs
To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly.
Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs.
Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs.
stick to
stick to the point
To stay on course during a discussion; adhere to the topic; not talk about extraneous matters.
Stick to the point and stop telling us your life history!
He made a promise to his wife to quit smoking and drinking, and so far he has stuck to it.
All organizations expect their employees to stick to established work rules and procedures.
If you try hard to stick to your principles, then you’ll be able to live up to them.
stick together
To remain close together in a situation.
Stick together in the cave so that no one gets lost.
The gang stuck together after the game.
Bill and Bob stick together in a game or in a fight.
stick up
To rob with a gun.
When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up.
A masked thief stuck up a grocery store in the neighborhood last night.
In the old West, outlaws sometimes stuck up the stagecoaches.
To point or place upwards.
You should put some water on your hair. It’s sticking up in the back.
stick with
stay with
To continue doing; not quit.
Practicing is tiresome, but stick with it and some day you will be a good pianist.
Fred stayed with his homework until it was done.
To stay with; not leave.
Stick with me until we get out of the crowd.
For two months Bill's boss could not pay his salary, but Bill stuck with him because he thought the company would soon succeed.
To sell (someone) something poor or worthless; cheat.
Father said that the man in the store tried to stick him with a bad TV set.
To leave (someone) with (something unpleasant); force to do or keep something because others cannot or will not. Usually used in the passive.
When Harry and I went to the store to buy ice cream cones, Harry ran out with his cone without paying and I was stuck with paying for it.
Mary didn't wash the dishes before she left so I'm stuck with it.
Mr. Jones bought a house that is too big and expensive, but now he's stuck with it.
To unfairly thrust upon; encumber one with.
In the restaurant my friends stuck me with the bill although it was supposed to be Dutch treat.
stick-in-the-mud
An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change.
Mabel said her mother was a real stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o'clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays.
Mr. Thomas is a stick-in-the-mud who plows with mules; he won't buy a tractor.
stick-up
A robbery by a man with a gun.
Mr. Smith was the victim of a stick-up last night.