stick it
Idioms-
Continue what one is doing, endure something to the end, as in I hate large parties but I promised her I'd stick it to the end . [Early 1900s] Also see stick out , def. 2.
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Also, . Do whatever you like with it, I don't want it, as in Do that job all over again? Why don't you stick it? , or Tell the chef he can take this fish and shove it up his ass . This vulgar slangy idiom, which uses stick in the sense of “thrust inward or upward,” also functions as a variant of up yours . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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It had been a perfect opportunity to really stick it to Fitz right before leveling up.
From Literature
Papa laughed and said, “What are you going to do with that? Stick it in the ground and climb it in case that big monkey gets after us?”
From Literature
As a well-known rapper sings: “I’m lucky to be Russian so I can stick it to the world.”
"Roll up the map, and stick it through your belt for now, boy," he said roughly.
From Literature
There are still voices in government who reckon they can keep their heads down and stick it out.
From BBC
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