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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To be stuck on,with,in

Hi,

I have seen this verb "to be stuck" many times followed by " on" "with" "in"

I have some doubts about the meaning so please check if I am right:

"I am stuck on someone" means that I think or I am addicted to someone??

"I am stuck with something" means that I am used to do something or addicted with something?

"I am stuck in something" means that I have been got stucked in mud or for instance?? or in a certain situation??

Thanks for your help

Pamela
  

Top answer

" can refer to a person or thing. " can again refer to a person or thing, but in this case it would generally be in a negative way. " is correct as you mentioned.

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  • " can again refer to a person or thing, but in this case it would generally be in a negative way.
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"I am stuck on someone/something..." can refer to a person or thing.
Ex: "I am stuck on Starbucks Coffee."

"I am stuck with something/somone..." can again refer to a person or thing, but in this case it would generally be in a negative way. Ex: "I am stuck with this old car."

"I am stuck in something...." is correct as you mentioned. Ex: "I am stuck in this dead end job."
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Pamela81"I am stuck on someone" means that I think or I am addicted to someone??
"I am stuck with something" means that I am used to do something or addicted with something?
"I am stuck in something" means that I have been got stucked stuck in mud or for instance?? or in a certain situation??
Roughly, yes,
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Dear

thanks, everything´s clear except of"

"Karen is stuck on Brian......"

I do not understand this. I found the verb to slice and means to cut..I can´t get the meaning of the whole sentence

Thanks

Pamela
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Pamela81"Karen is stuck on Brian.."
I do not understand this.
She is in love with him.

The rest of the sentence is a slang idiom. the greatest thing since sliced bread = the most marvelous thing that has ever been seen since the time when bread companies started selling bread that was already sliced for you. (It's a joke.)

sliced bread
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Dear,

thanks. now it is clear.

You say that "to be stuck on someone" means to love someone BUT, does it also mean to be addicted to someone?

Regarding sliced bread: I have never heard this english expression although we can buy sliced bread here as well :-))

Thanks

PAMELA
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Pamela81You say that "to be stuck on someone" means to love someone BUT, does it also mean to be addicted to someone?
No. The English verb "addicted" is only used for substances like drugs, as in "addicted to heroin".

I want to correct something. "to be stuck on someone" is not exactly to love someone. It's more like "to be in love with someone", o
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Thanks CJ!

You gave me a clear answer!

BUT.. If "to be addicted" can be only referred to drugs, is the same for "to be dependent on" ??

Thanks

Pamela
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Pamela81is it the same for "to be dependent on" ??
No. That can be people or drugs.

... dependent on cocaine ...

... dependent on alcohol ...

... dependent on her husband ...

... dependent on his father ...

CJ
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Also, along CJ comments, To be / get stuck with something or someone can have a negative overtone. If I say " what did I do to deserve getting stuck with a lazy woman like Mary?" This is may be something an unhappy man would say. Lionel Richie had a classic love song in the 80's titled " Stuck On You" which means something entirely opposite. So "stuck with someone" can be a positive experience, or
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