stick by somebody/something phrasal verb (see also stick)

1. to remain loyal to a friend when they have done something wrong or have problems:
I love him and, whatever happens, I’ll stick by him.
Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.

2. to do what you promised or decided to do
stick by a decision/promise etc
He has stuck by his radical plans for economic reform.

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stick by
stick by (someone/something)
to support someone or something.
He stuck by his earlier statements and never changed his story.

She stuck by him through all the years of his illness.

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stick by something
stick by (someone/something)
to support someone or something.
He stuck by his earlier statements and never changed his story.

She stuck by him through all the years of his illness.

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stick by something
• stick by/with (someone or something)
to support someone or something
The woman always sticks by her friends when they are in trouble.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stick by someone
stick by (someone/something)
to support someone or something.
He stuck by his earlier statements and never changed his story.

She stuck by him through all the years of his illness.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stick by someone
• stick by/with (someone or something)
to support someone or something
The woman always sticks by her friends when they are in trouble.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲