- stick to a story
- • stick to a story• stick to the factsremain faithful to something
Please stick to the facts when you tell the story to the police.
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stick to a story
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stick to the facts — • stick to a story • stick to the facts remain faithful to something Please stick to the facts when you tell the story to the police … Idioms and examples
stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c … Dictionary of contemporary English
stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
stick to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stick to : present tense I/you/we/they stick to he/she/it sticks to present participle sticking to past tense stuck to past participle stuck to 1) stick to something to do something that you promised or… … English dictionary
stick to — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you stick to something or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them. [V P n] There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops... [V P n] Stick to well lit roads. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you… … English dictionary
stick to something — ˈstick to sth derived 1. to continue doing sth despite difficulties • She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. 2. to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it • He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had… … Useful english dictionary
stick by someone — 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
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
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
