stick with

stick (one) with (someone or something)

To burden one with someone or something that is undesirable, troublesome, or irritating. I can't believe everyone else left and stuck me with the bill! They always stick us with the new interns, most of whom are barely old enough to drive themselves to work each morning.
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stick with (someone or something)

1. To remain loyal to, committed to, or supportive of someone or something. I said I would stick with my wife for better or for worse, and I meant it. So far, he's sticking with the same story he gave police. Her resume is impressive, but I think we should stick with Janet—she's got more experience and she already knows how the company works.
2. To continue or persist in doing, believing, or using something. I think we'll stick with our normal suppliers, but thanks for the offer. You should really stick with selling used cars, because your stand-up routine is terrible.
3. To remain in one's memory or thoughts. Wow, what a performance. That will stick with me for a long time.
4. To continue trying to do or achieve something, especially after initial failures, challenges, or setbacks. Often used an imperative, especially in the phrase "stick with it." If you really want to become a comic book artist, you have to stick with it! You can't just give up after your first rejection. I'm really glad I stuck with my exercise routine throughout my pregnancy.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stick someone with someone or something

to burden someone with someone or something. The dishonest merchant stuck me with a faulty television set. John stuck me with his talkative uncle and went off with his friends.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

stick with

Continue to support or be faithful to, as in They stuck with us through all our difficulties. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

stick with

v.
1. To stay with or remain loyal to someone or something: Stick with the person who has the map so you don't get lost. My friends stuck with me through the entire ordeal.
2. To remain consistent or loyal in one's behavior concerning something: He offered to loan me a chain saw, but I stuck with my ax.
3. To adhere to some plan; keep at something: The pianist stuck with the song until she had mastered it.
4. To remain in someone's thoughts or memory: That poem stuck with her, and she used it in a speech years later.
5. To give someone something or someone that is unwanted: My friends left the bar and stuck me with the bill. The dealer stuck us with shoddy merchandise that we can't sell. Our team got stuck with the worst player in the entire school.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • gripe to (someone or something)
  • gripe to (someone or something) about (someone or something)
  • gripe about (someone or something) to (someone or something)
  • never hear the end of
  • never hear the end of it
  • never hear the end of something
  • Eat me!
  • gripe
  • gripe about (someone or something)
  • never tire of (something)
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The walking stick
My own talking-stick sample included the snowy month in which I was born (cotton wrapped around the stick with a string), my older brother (a blue yarn knotted five times, symbolizing how many years older he is), the time I fell out of a tree (a silk fabric leaf), my favorite I dessert (a brown piece of fabric glued to the stick symbolizing chocolate), my two dogs (fur taken from their grooming brush), and the experience of moving from my hometown into New York City (a string knotted and wrapped around the stick 12 times symbolizing my age when the move took place).
Talking sticks
Today we associate the walking stick with the elderly but on the farm the stick was needed for walking and for controlling stock.
Stick man
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