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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
Ironically, Redford nearly missed out on the part after one studio executive said: "He's just another Hollywood blond. Throw a stick out of a window in Malibu, you'll hit six like him."
She said she had no idea where the eldest was, so he ran back outside and eventually spotted "two small legs sticking out from behind a white van" where the older sister was being treated.
Scientists have discovered a bizarre armoured dinosaur which had metre-long spikes sticking out from its neck.
"Of course they don't have the means to make a formal protest, so what do they do? They start sticking out these flags, waving them… They want people to pay attention to them."
"It was a horrible sight, Japanese with swords sticking out of their bodies, instead of falling into enemy hands."
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