- stick up someone
- stick up (someone/something)
to steal from a person or place, using a weapon as a threat.
Related vocabulary: hold up someone/something
Some guy tried to stick up a coffee shop and got caught.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stick up someone
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stick up something — stick up (someone/something) to steal from a person or place, using a weapon as a threat. Some guy tried to stick up a coffee shop and got caught. Related vocabulary: hold up someone/something … New idioms dictionary
stick up — (someone/something) to steal from a person or place, using a weapon as a threat. Some guy tried to stick up a coffee shop and got caught. Related vocabulary: hold up someone/something … New idioms dictionary
stick with something — stick with (someone/something) to continue to be closely involved with someone or something. Stick with me, and we ll do lots of interesting things. Once Stephen takes up a hobby, he sticks with it … New idioms dictionary
stick with — (someone/something) to continue to be closely involved with someone or something. Stick with me, and we ll do lots of interesting things. Once Stephen takes up a hobby, he sticks with it … New idioms dictionary
stick by something — stick by (someone/something) to support someone or something. He stuck by his earlier statements and never changed his story. She stuck by him through all the years of his illness … New idioms dictionary
