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Harris stuck around to ride home with his friend./ [stick by one]{v. phr.} To support; remain loyal to. /All of Peters friends stuck by him faithfully, in spite of what has been said about him in the press./ [stick in ones craw] or [stuck in ones crop] {v. phr.} To make you angry; bother you; annoy you. /His parents' praise of his brother stuck in Jerrys craw./ /Sues failure to get a better grade than Ann stuck in her crop./ [stick in ones throat]{v. phr.} To be something you do not want to say; be hard to say. /Jean wanted to ask the teachers pardon, but the words stuck in her throat./ [stick-in-the-mud]{n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. /Mabel said her mother was a real stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 oclock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ /Mr. Thomas is a stick-in-the-mud who plows with mules; he wont buy a tractor./ [stick ones neck out] or [stick ones chin out] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something dangerous or risky. /When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who would stick his neck out to help me./ /John is always sticking his chin out by saying something he shouldnt./ [stick ones nose into] See: NOSE INTO. [stick out]{v.} 1a ...»