stick at something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stick at sth phrasal verb ( also stick to/with sth ) UK [ stuck at sth stuck at sth stuck at sth sticks at sth sticking at sth ]
<A > to continue trying hard to do something difficult
• You'll never learn to play the piano if you're not prepared to stick at it.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Trying and making an effort ↑Effort and expending energy
 
• I'm not entirely happy with my job but I'm going to stick at it for a while.
• She's never stuck at one job for more than six months.
• I know it's hard learning to drive but stick at it.
• Stick at it and you'll get better and better.
• And your work - are you going to stick at it or have you just had enough?
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