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  • 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.

  • Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

  • Hello again!

  • 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, well 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!

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