Emotions & feelings

stick in someone's head

stay in someone's memory

If something sticks in your head, you remember it clearly or keep thinking about it for a long time.

C1 common mostly spoken

expression

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Why are you humming that tune?

It stuck in my head after I heard it this morning.

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That line from the film has really stuck in my head.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That line from the film has really stuck on my mind.

Say: That line from the film has really stuck in my head.

This expression uses “in” with “head” to describe something that stays in your memory.

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How it fits in a sentence.

stick in my head; stuck in my head

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That line from the film has really stuck in my head.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

stick in someone's head

stay in someone's memory

“That line from the film has really stuck in my head.”

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