stick it

Idioms  

1. Continue what one is doing, endure something to the end, as in I hate large parties but I promised her I'd stick it to the end . [Early 1900s] Also see stick out , def. 2.

2. Also, . Do whatever you like with it, I don't want it, as in Do that job all over again? Why don't you stick it? , or Tell the chef he can take this fish and shove it up his ass . This vulgar slangy idiom, which uses stick in the sense of “thrust inward or upward,” also functions as a variant of up yours . [Second half of 1800s]

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stick it

"Please don't put these coins in, if you want to do something with your coin stick it in the charity box and we can use that money for good purposes," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Masino, who had overseen the rebranding, said she wanted to stick it out, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“But hey, whatever’s resonating, whatever brings a little bit of joy. Whatever brings a little bit of that stick it to ’em,” she said, doing the thing.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

But if investors can stick it out, they could reap the rewards, analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

One of the dancers had given the American lady her rose, and Mrs. Fanning now tried to stick it in her husband's lapel.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez