stay put

idiom

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

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There are a handful of exceptions; projects in active development to which CBS Studios has attached talent including Galaxy Quest and Flashdance, will stay put. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025 That leaves Governors Waller and Bowman, the two governors who dissented from the Fed’s recent stay put interest rate stance, and perhaps now Miran as the leading contenders to be the next Chair. Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 My husband also has asked her to stay put for one day out of the week. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 My husband also asked her to stay put for one day out of the week. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 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 Aug. 2025.

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