be stuck on

Mr Plunket said: "The benefit is children being children again. They're too young to be stuck on a screen; they need those real-life experiences."

He is choosing to go on to a variable rate, because he doesn't want to be "stuck" on another fixed.

"We can't be stuck on the phone for 45 minutes knowing they won't attend."

Aerospace medicine is one of three specialties certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine, because surgeons for a given flight tend to be stuck on the ground; they have to optimize the health of their patients and ward off potential disasters before departure.

If you’ve ever tried to call the IRS only to be stuck on an eternal hold, you know firsthand one of the difficulties facing an underfunded agency.