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stick someone with someone/something

to force someone to do something or to have responsibility for someone. She claims that big power companies cut costs and stick their customers with high prices. They go out dancing and stick me with the baby.

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I caught hold of the stick with my hands, but such was his strength that he jerked me into the crevice. Before Adam by London, Jack View in context One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth. White Fang by London, Jack View in context The weapon is a good stout ash stick with a large basket handle, heavier and somewhat shorter than a common single-stick. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context More results

References in classic literature

I caught hold of the stick with my hands, but such was his strength that he jerked me into the crevice.

Before Adam by London, Jack View in context

One Ear was uttering quick, eager whines, lunging at the length of his stick toward the darkness, and desisting now and again in order to make frantic attacks on the stick with his teeth.

White Fang by London, Jack View in context

The weapon is a good stout ash stick with a large basket handle, heavier and somewhat shorter than a common single-stick.

Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context

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