stuck with

Idioms

Saddled or burdened with; also, unable to get rid of. For example, Once again Dean was stuck with the check for all of the dinner guests, or She's my sister-in-law so I'm stuck with her. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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The airline for years stuck with a one-size-fits-all approach that fell out of sync with competitors, which dove deeper into tiered fares and charging for different services as a way to drum up more profits.

From MarketWatch

The group of supporters, including Capron, Willets, and the Posts, worried that by booking such a large space, they’d be stuck with a rental bill they couldn’t cover.

From Literature

“So I stuck with it to find out.”

From Los Angeles Times

He has argued that such funds age poorly, leaving shareholders stuck with hard-to-trade assets, and that his firm can do a better job managing the stranded portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He stuck with his strategy of going to these, for the most part, smaller markets that were not in the middle of a bunch of competitors, and stayed there.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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