make something stickinformal a) to prove that something is true 证明某事属实 Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick? 有足够的证据证明这些指控成立吗?
b) to make a change become permanent 使〔某一变化〕确立下来 The government has succeeded in making this policy stick. 政府成功地使这项政策确定下来。
make something stick• Mulroney agreed that a blockade may be necessary to make the sanctions stick.• The case never got to trial, because the police didn't think they could make the charges stick.
→ make something stick at stick1(2)