sticking place
Americannoun
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Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
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the place in the lower part of an animal's neck where the knife is thrust in slaughtering.
Etymology
Origin of sticking place
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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The creators of “LadyM” have addressed this issue with inventiveness and daring — so much daring, you might say they have screwed their artistic courage to the sticking place.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
And so, screwing his courage to the sticking place, Despereaux leaned against the spool of thread and set it rolling across the floor.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
“Of course, courage only counts when you can count. I’m presuming the rest of you can count, and will be screwing your courage to the sticking place any minute now.”
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
I nod, try to screw my courage to the sticking place.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
If she once screws her courage to the sticking place, I have no fear of her whatever.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 by Mamie Dickens
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