stay put

idiom

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

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Some birds in milder climates on the West Coast and in the Southeast stay put and choose not to migrate farther South. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025 Firefighters told residents in some parts of the neighborhood to stay put temporarily because there wasn’t initially an imminent danger and there was no easy way out. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025 The Savage x Fenty Extra Stay Adhesive Bra comes with its own storage pouch and is made with strong adhesive that’ll stay put even in a tropical climate. Jamie Ballard, Allure, 2 Jan. 2025 It’s called filtering, and when people who earn more stay put, or people renting can’t or won’t move on to become buyers. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 2 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2025.

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