stick around

stick around
intransitive verb Date: circa 1912 to stay or wait about ; linger

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  • stick around — {v.}, {informal} To stay or wait nearby. * /John s father told him to stick around and they would go fishing./ * /After work Mr. Harris stuck around to ride home with his friend./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick around — {v.}, {informal} To stay or wait nearby. * /John s father told him to stick around and they would go fishing./ * /After work Mr. Harris stuck around to ride home with his friend./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick around — ► stick around informal remain in or near a place. Main Entry: ↑stick …   English terms dictionary

  • stick around — verb 1. be available or ready for a certain function or service • Syn: ↑stand by, ↑stick about • Derivationally related forms: ↑standby (for: ↑stand by) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • stick around — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stick around : present tense I/you/we/they stick around he/she/it sticks around present participle sticking around past tense stuck around past participle stuck around informal to remain in a place for… …   English dictionary

  • stick around — PHRASAL VERB If you stick around, you stay where you are, often because you are waiting for something. [INFORMAL] [V P] Stick around a while and see what develops... [V P] I didn t stick around long enough to find out. [Also V P n] …   English dictionary

  • Stick Around (TV) — infobox television show name = Stick Around format = sitcom runtime = Approx. 0:30 starring = Andy Kaufman, Nancy New, Fred McCarren country = USA network = ABC first aired = May 30, 1977 num episodes = 1| Stick Around was an unsold television… …   Wikipedia

  • Stick Around — Song infobox Name = Stick Around Artist = AC/DC Album = High Voltage Released = February 17 1975 track no = 4 Recorded = September 1974 Genre = Hard rock Length = 4:42 Writer = Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott Label = Albert Productions… …   Wikipedia

  • stick around — in. to remain nearby. □ Stick around. Things are bound to get better. □ I think if you’ll stick around, you’ll get a seat sooner or later …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • stick\ around — v informal To stay or wait nearby. John s father told him to stick around and they would go fishing. After work Mr. Harris stuck around to ride home with his friend …   Словарь американских идиом

  • stick around — verb To stay; to linger; to remain. If you have any questions for the performers, stick around in the lobby after the show …   Wiktionary

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