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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point..
But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail.
Old men, who heard it, will still tell you how the reverberating voice made all hearts swell, in that moment; and braced them to the sticking-place.
Use sticking-place when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sticking-place means (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail.
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