stay put

idiom

: to not move or go anywhere
Stay put until I get back.

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People with rents below the market rate tend to stay put, limiting turnover, Bokhari said. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024 But when the temperature dropped and snow started collecting, the tuxedo cat was faced with a dilemma: walk on the hateful freezing snow or stay put. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 Its six shadows were designed to complement one other and stay put for hours. Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024 Click below to see a jogger set the pace for a herd of traveling goats A video that went viral with more than 17 million views shows Tisdall trying to persuade the goats to stay put. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay put 

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“Stay put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20put. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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