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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National Guard soldiers would stay behind with some federal assistance, but Border Patrol agents and ICE moved on to Chicago.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Richard tells the ship’s doctor to stay behind to find Lo … and to inject her with a lethal dose of poison.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
But Abbie and Rory are shocked when Leila makes the decision to stay behind.
—Adrianne Webster, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Adebayo and Economos stay behind at the Smith family compound with no clear sense of what to do, so Adebayo decides to explore the neighborhood.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Richard tells the ship’s doctor to stay behind to find Lo … and to inject her with a lethal dose of poison.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
But Abbie and Rory are shocked when Leila makes the decision to stay behind.
—Adrianne Webster, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Adebayo and Economos stay behind at the Smith family compound with no clear sense of what to do, so Adebayo decides to explore the neighborhood.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Stay behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20behind. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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