stick to one's post

verb

To remain in a position, especially in a critical situation.

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Meanings

verbstick to one's post (third-person singular simple present sticks to one's post, present participle sticking to one's post, simple past and past participle stuck to one's post)

present singular third person sticks to one's post · participle present sticking to one's post · participle past stuck to one's post · past stuck to one's post

  1. To remain in a position, especially in a critical situation.

    The driver and fireman jumped clear, but the guard, who stuck to his post, was badly shaken.

    1944 November and December, “Notes and News: Bufferstop Collisions in Northern Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 370
    1 more example

    "You are old, William Ewart," the young man cried, "And life must be fleeting away, Yet you stick to your post, and refuse to take rest; Now, what is your reason I pray?"

    1886, Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, page 162
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