Everyday English
stick to a list
follow a list without extras
To stick to a list means to buy, pack, or do only the things on it and avoid adding unplanned items.
Hear it in real life
Did you buy anything else?
No, I stuck to the list.
If I stick to a list, I spend less at the supermarket.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: stick on my list
Say: stick to my list
Use “to” when you mean to follow the items on a list.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stick to a list; stick to my shopping list
Your turn: say it out loud
If I stick to a list, I spend less at the supermarket.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stick to a list
follow a list without extras
“If I stick to a list, I spend less at the supermarket.”
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