Everyday English
stick to the basics
choose simple options
To stick to the basics means to choose simple and familiar options instead of more complex ones.
Hear it in real life
Are you buying the latest camera?
No, I'll stick to the basics for now.
When I cook for guests, I usually stick to the basics.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: For now, I’ll stick on the basics.
Say: For now, I’ll stick to the basics.
The phrase takes “to” when saying you will keep to simple, familiar options.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stick to the basics; be sticking to the basics
Your turn: say it out loud
When I cook for guests, I usually stick to the basics.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stick to the basics
choose simple options
“When I cook for guests, I usually stick to the basics.”
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