idioms using Stick

Stick to it

Persevere

“Learning a foreign language isn't easy but you have to stick to it, Maya-san.”

Stick it to

To treat harshly

“The government is planning to stick it to the stockbrokers who were caught making illegal trades.”

Stick-in-the-mud

One who is old-fashioned, slow, or boring

“Everyone hopes that Yoneda-san isn't going on the ski trip because he is such a stick-in-the-mud.”

Stick one's neck out

To take a risk

“The sales manager said she would stick her neck out and commit to a 30% increase in sales in the 3rd quarter.”

Stick to one's guns

Maintain one's position though others disagree

“The stock analyst was laughed at for downgrading a popular stock but she stuck to her guns.”