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stick it out

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Stay with something hard and don't quit, even when you really want to.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To continue to do something difficult or unpleasant to the end, rather than quitting.

"The first year of the degree was tough, but she decided to stick it out."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Fixed idiomatic phrase — 'it' is not interchangeable. Very common in spoken English and informal writing. Often used for jobs, relationships, courses, or difficult situations.

Commonly used with

job marriage course year difficult hard

Forms

Base
stick it out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sticks it out
he/she/it
Past simple
stuck it out
yesterday
Past participle
stuck it out
have + pp
-ing form
sticking it out
continuous

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Synonyms

see it through tough it out persevere endure hang in there grin and bear it

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