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Stick by   /stɪk baɪ/   Listen
Stick by

verb
1.
Be loyal to.  Synonyms: adhere, stand by, stick.  "The friends stuck together through the war"






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"Stick by" Quotes from Famous Books



... her, yourself? Remember, she had dined the brother of a baronet (and dined him well, too)! And George Farwell had never earned her salary on The Day. Still, if you will stick by her a little longer, you may feel a little more tolerant of her, and that is much, in this ...
— The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon • Josephine Daskam Bacon

... laid my poor head on her lap, when it seemed as if my brain was on fire and my heart was almost ready to burst. But in course of time I got over the worst of it; an' Mirandy is the first an' last woman that ever fooled me. But that dear old mammy of mine, I mean to stick by her as long as there is a piece of her. I can't go over to the army an' leave her behind, for if I did, an' anything should happen, ...
— Iola Leroy - Shadows Uplifted • Frances E.W. Harper

... at his own pleasure at all times, ... and a general treaty of European alliance to defend Turkey against Russia, would be a good security for peace. If the Emperor of the French were to declare that he could not accept such a peace, of course we must stick by him, but that does not prevent our declaring to him our opinion. Walewski spoke to me very strongly at the Palace in favour of the Austrian plan, but I suppose he has now made up his ...
— Lady John Russell • Desmond MacCarthy and Agatha Russell

... all that later. Don't worry about it. I am only too thankful that I have the money to help you out," was Peter's earnest response. "I'd be a great kind of a chum if I didn't stick by you when you are in a hole like this. You'd do the same ...
— The Story of Leather • Sara Ware Bassett

... now, George. You know I said I'd stick by you to the bitter end; and nobody ever knew Nick Longfellow to ...
— Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise - or, The Dash for Dixie • Louis Arundel


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