Read full poem →And run, on ivory, so glib,
As not to stick at fool or ass,[65]
Nor stop at flattery or fib.[66]
Dictionary Entry
To continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult
In a Sentence
“If you want to dance well, you have to stick at it.”
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Poetry examples for “stick at”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →I know I shall not pass like a child’s carlacue cut with a burnt
stick at night.