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Phrase(s): stay put
not to move; to stay where one is. • We’ve decided to stay put and not to move to Florida. • If the children just stay put, their parents will come for them soon.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Remain in a fixed or established position, as in I can't get that trellis to stay put, or I'm coming, just stay put till I get there. [First half of 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms