stick to one's post

stick to one's post (third-person singular simple present sticks to one's post, present participle sticking to one's post, simple past and past participle stuck to one's post)

1. To remain in a position, especially in a critical situation.
   • 1886, Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, page 162:

     "You are old, William Ewart," the young man cried,
     "And life must be fleeting away,
     Yet you stick to your post, and refuse to take rest;
     Now, what is your reason I pray?"

   • 1944 November and December, “Notes and News: Bufferstop Collisions in Northern Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 370:

     The driver and fireman jumped clear, but the guard, who stuck to his post, was badly shaken.