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Ajedrez Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

charges didn't stick?

Hi everbody. Could you please explain the meaning of this sentence below?

--> He claimed she tried to kill him, but the charges didn't stick.

Here, 'the charges didn't stick' means 'could not be proven' or somethink like that? Or am I wrong?

Thanks in advance...
  

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You are right. She did not have enough evidence to back up her claims.

— AlpheccaStars

  • You are right.
  • She did not have enough evidence to back up her claims.
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You are right. She did not have enough evidence to back up her claims.
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Hi Ajedrez.Welcome to English Forums!
The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to be true).
And you can also find some more information from this link http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/stick_1
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Thank you very much AlpheccaStars.
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AlpheccaStarsShe did not have enough evidence to back up her claims.
Wouldn't that be: He did not have enough evidence to back up his claims?
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CalifJimWouldn't that be: He did not have enough evidence to back up his claims?
OOPS, right. Most violent crimes go the other way...
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I understand, thank you all Emotion: it wasnt me
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