stick through
Frequency: 7.922.8 per million words
To push something so it passes from one side of an opening to the other. Common nouns used after this phrase can differ between AmE (e.g., mail slot) and BrE (e.g., letter box).
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Examples (10)
- He stuck the note through her letter box.
- He stuck the note through her mail slot.
- She carefully stuck the wire through the small hole.
- Can you stick your hand through the gap to reach it?
- They had to stick a long pole through the pipe to clear the blockage.
- Don't stick your head through the window; it's dangerous.
- The child managed to stick a finger through the fence.
- I watched him stick the key through the tiny opening.
- We need to stick this cable through the wall to connect the devices.
- If you stick the card through the slot, the machine will read it.