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stick out
verb
to project or cause to project
informal, (tr) to endure (something disagreeable) (esp in the phrase stick it out )
informal, to be extremely obvious
(intr) to insist on (a demand), refusing to yield until it is met
the unions stuck out for a ten per cent wage rise
Idioms and Phrases
Also, stick out a mile or like a sore thumb . Be very prominent or conspicuous, as in Dad's funny hat made him stick out in the crowd , or That purple house sticks out a mile , or John's lie sticks out like a sore thumb . The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variants from the first half of the 1900s. The variant using thumb alludes to the propensity for holding an injured thumb stiffly, making it stand out (and thereby risking further injury).
Continue doing something, endure something, as in I know you don't like it but you have to stick out the job for another month . [Late 1600s] A variant is stick it out , as in His new play's boring, but since he's my cousin we'd better stick it out . [Late 1800s] Also see stick it , def. 1.
Example Sentences
It would become a never-ending cycle, with specific memories sticking out more than others when I look back, but the first time is groundbreaking, life changing.
“We gotta take their sticks out of the way and push them out of the way so he can see the puck.”
“So one reason for why my dot for 2025 sticks out so much from everyone else’s is because I’m more sanguine on the inflation outlook than a lot of other people are,” Miran said.
One name that sticks out is television personality David Letterman, who stepped down from late-night programming a decade ago.
A bag is a bag is a bag, even if the one being handed to you has a severed foot sticking out of it.
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