单词 | to stick in |
释义 | > as lemmasto stick in to stick in 1. transitive. To plant (a tree). Now rare.In later use only with reference to quot. 1818. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [verb (transitive)] > plant tree to stick in1818 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 194 Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree. 1946 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 428/2 The forestry of the future must not be merely a case of sticking in trees and believing that they 'll be growing while you are sleeping. ΚΠ 1824 W. Cobbett Hist. Protestant Reformation x. §299 He was under Pitt the first time; Pitt went out, but he stuck in with Addington; Addington went out, but he stuck in again with Pitt second time. 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain iii. iv. 321 If they were [honest], then, as the Puseyites are becoming Catholics, so we should see old Brownside and his clique becoming Unitarians. But they mean to stick in. 1894 H. Labouchere in Daily News 21 Apr. 5/6 I have had..a sufficient experience of governments to know how they stick in. 3. intransitive. Scottish. To do something with persistence or determination; to persevere, persist. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)] continuec1340 perseverec1380 stick1447 to rub on1469 to stick unto ——1529 persist1531 to make it tougha1549 whilea1617 subsist1632 to rub along1668 let the world rub1677 dog1692 wade1714 to stem one's course1826 to stick in1853 to hang on1860 to worry along1871 to stay the course1885 slug1943 to slug it out1943 to bash on1950 to soldier on1954 to keep on trucking1972 1853 J. Shaw Rep. Cases High & Circuit Courts Scotl., 1848–52 212 He said when he went forward, ‘stick in Vance’. 1887 A. S. Swan Gates of Eden iv. 48 Yer wark's honest..an' if ye stick in, ye're bound to dae weel. 1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley vi. 73 Stick in wi' your lessons. 1928 W. C. Fraser Yelpin' Stane 141 Look nebby. If ye dinny stick in, I'll no let ye come back. c1950 R. McMillan All in Good Faith ii. ii, in Sc. People's Theatre (Assoc. Sc. Lit. Stud.) (2008) 322 Well Ah better move, Ah told this wife tae expect me the night. Stick in, Allan boy. 2002 Guardian 18 Jan. 19/3 My dad encourages diners with the words, ‘Stick in till ye stick oot!’ 2015 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 8 We were missing a few players and others were playing out of position, but we stuck in and beat another good team. 4. transitive (in passive). colloquial (originally New Zealand). to get stuck in: to begin something with enthusiasm or determination; to set to work vigorously or determinedly; to get down to it. Often in imperative, esp. as an invitation to begin eating.rare in North American use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > resolutely or energetically to go to it1490 busklea1535 settle1576 to lay on1587 to put in (also get into) one's gearsa1658 to put (occasionally lay, set) one's shoulder to the wheel1678 yark1721 to get going1822 to pitch in1835 to roll up one's sleeves1838 square1849 to clap on1850 to wire in (also away)1864 to dig in1884 hunker1903 tie into1904 to get cracking1937 to get stuck in1938 to get weaving1942 to get it on1954 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > begin an action or fall to doing something > resolutely or vigorously to sit in1736 strap1823 to get down1826 tackle1841 to buckle down (to)1865 to bite on1904 to wade into1904 to get stuck into1910 to get one's teeth into1935 to sink one's teeth into1935 to get stuck in1938 to get to grips with1947 1938 Dunstan (N.Z.) Times 1 Aug. ‘Come on,’ he shouted, ‘let's get stuck in.’ So Johnny Lotz, the captain [of the rugby team], turned to him and said quietly: ‘If you feel like getting stuck in, you'd better start on me first.’ 1947 D. M. Davin For Rest of Lives 253 And for Christ's sake, remember, till the time we get to the wadi and get stuck in, absolute silence. 1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 158 Mrs Wagner brought in two plates of food..and told them to get stuck in. 1971 Where Sept. 260/2 He flung out his arms like a Petticoat Lane trader, and got stuck in. In five minutes he had an audience. 1992 S. Berkoff Coriolanus in Deutschland 93 The woman on my right has ordered several strips of oily, gravied steak and gets stuck in. 2010 P. O'Grady Devil rides Out vi. 110 I've..watched her roll her sleeves and get stuck in when we were short-staffed. < as lemmas |
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