stay put

Idioms and Phrases

Remain in a fixed or established position, as in I can't get that trellis to stay put , or I'm coming, just stay put till I get there . [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

But I was born in California and plan to stay put for now, here in the home of the resistance.

From Los Angeles Times

A woman in chador sits on the pavement begging to be let into the smoking ruins of an apartment block, but men reason with her to stay put.

From BBC

The coach dismissed much of the Kupp trade talk as “speculation” and, although he wasn’t definitive, said he believes the receiver will wind up staying put.

From Los Angeles Times

Those CO2 molecules will stay put until scientists loosen them up by applying heat.

From Los Angeles Times

Many simply stay put or move to another country within the bloc, she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• continue
• endure
• go on
• hover
• last
• linger
• live
• persist
• prevail
• stand
• stop
• survive
• wait