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stick around

[for a person] to remain in a place. The kids stuck around for a time after the party was over. Oh, Ann. Please stick around for a while. I want to talk to you later.

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stick around

to stay somewhere and wait You go ahead - I'll stick around until Candice shows up.

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stick around

Remain, linger, as in I hope you'll stick around till the end. This idiom uses stick in the sense of "stay." [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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stick around

v.

To remain or linger in some place: I stuck around the lobby while my friend used a pay phone. We stuck around after the show to meet the band. They stuck around in the apartment until the delivery person arrived.

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stick around

in. to remain nearby. I think if you’ll stick around, you’ll get a seat sooner or later.

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