be stuck for something—(coll.) be unable to obtain smth.:
- An undergraduate is no longer “stuck” for a dinner, a seat at a play, a railroad ticket.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase stick up for something—(coll.) declare oneself in favor of smth.; support a cause:
- I shall always like him the better for “sticking up” for old New England.
be stuck on something —(coll.) feel a strong attraction to smth.; be captivated with smth.:
- I am stuck on the idea that what we are missing most in our culture today is truth.