stick to

British  

verb

1. (also tr) to adhere or cause to adhere to

2. to continue constantly at

3. to remain faithful to

4. not to move or digress from

   the speaker stuck closely to his subject

5. informal to be stolen by someone

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stick to Idioms  

1. Remain loyal; see stick by .

2. Persist in or continue applying oneself to, as in I'm sticking to my opinion that he's basically honest , or The music teacher told John to stick to the clarinet, at least until the end of the year . [First half of 1500s] Also see stick to one's guns ; stick to one's last .

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Example Sentences

That suggests the U.S. government is still sticking to its four-to-six week timeline for its Iranian campaign, which has lasted more than a month.

From Barron's

And many analysts are sticking to their original targets of modest stock-market gains for the year ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

I refuse to touch anything in here, and stick to mouth breathing only.

From Literature

In the 1980s and 1990s, the gripe was “stick to reading, writing and ‘rithmetic,” which implies hostility toward expanding those lessons to more complex ideas like literary analysis, critical thinking, and higher math and sciences.

From Salon

If investors as a group request more than 5%, the funds have to choose: honor the whole ask, or stick to the limit and prorate every investor.

From The Wall Street Journal

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