stay behind
idiom
: to not leave at the present time
You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind to help clean up.
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Catania and Medley, as well as fellow Housewives Chanel Ayan, Dolores Catania and Robyn Dixon and Sam Asghari, The Biggest Loser's Bop Harper, and Traitors Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes all volunteered to stay behind throughout the course of the mission in the Jan. 9 premiere.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Lau Man-hung, a 63-year-old driver, for instance, skips meals and bathroom breaks just to stay behind the wheel long enough to take home about $2,500 a month, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Mass deportations Immigrant advocates also worry that mass deportations promised by Trump on the campaign trail would lead to families being separated, as one or both parents are deported, while children, some of them U.S. citizens, stay behind.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Frankie's sister Cristina, who had finally moved to New Jersey to be closer to them, chose to stay behind with their grandparents.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Lau Man-hung, a 63-year-old driver, for instance, skips meals and bathroom breaks just to stay behind the wheel long enough to take home about $2,500 a month, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Mass deportations Immigrant advocates also worry that mass deportations promised by Trump on the campaign trail would lead to families being separated, as one or both parents are deported, while children, some of them U.S. citizens, stay behind.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Frankie's sister Cristina, who had finally moved to New Jersey to be closer to them, chose to stay behind with their grandparents.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Stay behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20behind. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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