stay put

idiom

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

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Alumni House Sports Grill, Pearl, Mississippi Alumni House Sports Bar & Grill suits a Super Bowl crowd that plans to stay put from kickoff to the final whistle. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026 The recruitment company Monster, for example, reported at the end of last year that 75% of workers plan to stay put until at least 2027. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 Functional and fashionable, the cover stitching allows the filling to stay put while creating a stylish pattern that sets the blanket apart looks-wise. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 Jan. 2026 Mickens was in the running for the defensive coordinator job that went to Chris Ash a year ago, and opted to stay put at Notre Dame despite heavy interest from other college programs. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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