stick through
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle through
Meanings
Stay loyal and support someone during difficult times
Why “through”? You continue during a hard time until it ends.
“She stuck through the long appeal with him.”
“He stuck through the illness with his wife.”
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Stick through means stay loyal and support someone during difficult times. Stick around means stay in a place a little longer.
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stick around
A contrast learners often mix up
Stay in a place a little longer
battle through
Same through pattern: endurance
Struggle on through to the end of an ordeal
bring through
Same through pattern: endurance
Help someone survive a difficult time
come through
Same through pattern: endurance
Pass through to arrive on the other side; Survive a difficult or dangerous experience; Do what was expected or hoped for; Arrive at its destination, especially a message or call
get through
Same through pattern: endurance
Finish a difficult task or period; Survive a hard time; Make contact by phone; Use up a quantity of something; Pass a test or selection process
go through
Same through pattern: endurance
Travel from one side to the other; Be approved or accepted by a system; Examine something carefully; Experience a difficult time; Be officially approved or completed; Use up a quantity of something quickly; Practise something step by step
last through
Same through pattern: endurance
Survive to the end of a period
live through
Same through pattern: endurance
Survive an event or period
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