Stick into (something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stick into (something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-05-13 12:05

Meaning of Stick into (something)

Stick into (something) phrasal verb informal

To place something by pushing or forcing it in (to something else).

I stuck the letter into the mailbox on the corner.

To put something in, often roughly or carelessly.

My mother often sticks an apple into my lunch.

To jab, prick, or stab someone something.

The needle kept sticking into my fingers when I sewed clothes.

To puncture someone or something with a sharp object.

He stuck a knife into Linda's heart, so she died on the way to the hospital.

Used when you enter something in a record of some kind.

Mary often sticks the English vocabulary into her textbook.

To deposit money or credit into an account.

My father promised to stick $100 into my savings account if I passed the exam.

Used to say that you instruct, direct, or force someone to enter or remain in some place, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner.

The nurse stucks the patients into the waiting room of hospital without checking their names first.

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Go somewhere for a brief visit or purpose

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1. If you hide away, you go somewhere so that no one can find you.
2. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where people cannot find them.

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The worst and dirtiest place

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To refer to an unfamiliar or faraway place.

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Used to indicate a place full of valuable objects.

Grammar and Usage of Stick into (something)

Verb Forms

  • to stick into (something)
  • sticks into (something)
  • sticking into (something)
  • stuck into (something)

The verb "stick" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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