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Difference between Get stuck for, Get stuck on and Get stuck with something

get stuck for somethingbe at a loss how to obtain smth.:

  • He frowns importantly as he talks about his job, and waves his arms about when he gets stuck for words.

get stuck on something—(coll.) feel a strong attraction to smth.:

  • Turn them [cattle] on to your range when the grass is green … they get stuck on it then, and stop there.

get stuck with something —(coll.)

1. be unable to get rid of smth. unwanted or undesirable:

  • Maybe you simply got stuck with a bad mortgage to begin with.

2. have no choice about doing smth. unpleasant (like paying the bill, etc.):

  • Jim always got stuck with cleaning the garage.