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Phrase(s): stay on (after someone or something)
Go to linger on (after someone or something)., Phrase(s): stay on something
1. to remain on something, such as a horse, road, stool, etc. • The first time I rode, I could hardly stay on the horse. • It was so slippery that I had trouble staying on the road. 2. to continue to pursue something. • I will stay on this problem until it is settled. • She stayed on the matter for weeks until it had been dealt with., Phrase(s): stay on (some place)
to remain at a place longer than had been planned. • I stayed on in Paris for nearly two years. • Mary liked it there and decided to stay on.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs