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

“That’s one of the ways we would stick it to them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

There are still voices in government who reckon they can keep their heads down and stick it out.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

“If Hemme set him in front of the class, he gave permission. And it isn’t malfeasance if you give him your hair and watch him stick it on the mommet’s head.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss