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[gmxxx]

Hello,

I just read an article in Advanced, there is the santance: Most of us can stick with a diet, stick with exercise, and get more work done for our employer if we energize ourselves with joyful thoughts and feelings.

What�s the meaning of �stick with� here? I can�t realize it.

Thanks for your help.
Best wishes

[dragn]

Hi,

If you stick with something (and we also often say you stick to something), you continue to do it, follow it, use it, etc. It can be used in a variety of situations.

If you stick with a diet, you continue to ignore that chocolate cake in the refrigerator as you reach for the celery and lettuce on a regular basis.

If you stick with exercise or an exercise program, you continue to do your aerobics or go jogging on a regular basis.

If you stick with a product, you believe in the quality and utility of that product and have no intention of switching to a different brand. You continue to use it and purchase more of it (or them) on a regular basis.

Think about a band-aid. It's sticky. You get a cut on your arm. You stick a band-aid on the cut. That band-aid sticks to your arm; it doesn't fall off or come off easily. It sticks. You are that band-aid; whatever you stick with is your arm.

Hope this helps.

Greg

[gmxxx]

Thank you very much, dragn!