Hello everyone!
Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,
but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
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Today's idiom is: stick to.
Stick to.
Can you imagine what this idiom means?
Do you know this meaning of 'stick'?
For example, a sticker or a piece of tape and it sticks on something.
Stick to it.
So, let's imagine you write on a piece of paper something you want to keep doing.
For example, going to the gym.
Okay, and put a piece of tape on the paper and stick the paper to you head, okay?
Then you want to keep doing this.
Okay, so let's listen to 2 examples to help you understand the meaning of 'stick to'.
The first one:
Have you found a good English school?
Yes, I found a school that I’m comfortable in. So, I’m sticking to taking the classes.
Okay, maybe she'll keep doing the classes.
Let's listen to the second example.
Do you think we can stick to the plan of going to Hawaii this vacation?
Well, if the surcharges don’t go up, we’ll definitely go.
Okay, so in those examples, they use 'stick to' to mean keeping their plan, continue doing something, okay?
So, maybe, I hope you stick to studying English. I hope you keep doing it.
So, next time you plan to keep doing something, you want to use 'stick to', okay?
So, that's all for today. See you next time!