stick fast

You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.

They hammered the wood home, but in spite of the whirlwind of blows the door did nothing but sag a little and stick fast.

It would be possible to ford the stream almost anywhere, Walter thought, if one did not stick fast in the mud.

We cannot get along without soul; we stick fast, the mournfulest spectacle; and salt itself will not save us!

If only that fellow can hold on a little longer we'll pull him up O. K. Hey, down there, take a fresh grip and stick fast!