stick at

verb

1. to continue constantly at

   to stick at one's work

2. stick at nothing
   to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless

Idioms and Phrases

Scruple or hesitate, as in She sticks at nothing to gain her ends . This idiom, nearly always used in a negative context, was first recorded in 1525. Also see stop at nothing .

Example Sentences

Some one in the Genji Monogatari is said to have collected a crowd of evil-looking Yamabushi, desperate, stick-at-nothing fellows.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm too voluminous—I'm a boiler-over, not a simmering stick-at-it.

From Project Gutenberg

They will not, however, have the more methodical stick-at-it quality of those whose fingers are found firm and stiff.

From Project Gutenberg

A reckless joy in the doctrine of stick-at-nothing to serve the end.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• stay
• survive
• sustain