"stick 'em up" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: stick ’em up [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=stick ’em up}} stick ’em up
  1. A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender! Synonyms: reach for the sky, hands up! Related terms: your money or your life Translations (put your hands in the air): kädet ylös (Finnish), haut les mains (French), fel a kezekkel! (Hungarian), kezeket fel! (Hungarian), mani in alto (Italian), ręce do góry (Polish), mãos ao alto (Portuguese), mãos ao ar (Portuguese), ру́ки вверх (rúki vverx) (Russian)

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