stick around
No objectThis verb takes no object at all.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: stick AROUND. Saying “STICK around” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /k/ of “stick” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “stick around” is said “sti-ckaround”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To stay in a place a while longer.
informal- “Stick around — the good part's coming.”
- “He stuck around after everyone else had gone.”
Similar: stay, hang around