English-Finnish translations for the sticks

• korpi
  muuttaa asumaan korpeen
  asua keskellä korpea

Definition of the sticks

• A remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks. Possibly derived from 1800s ''stick'= “tree”, “forest”, from English “stick”
• The set of yardage markers used by a chain crew to indicate the ten yards between the line of scrimmage from the previous first down and the line to gain, which the offense must reach in their series of four downs in order to retain possession of the ball

Examples

• She grew up in the sticks and later moved to the city
• They gained just enough on that play to move the sticks and continue the drive

Related words

• the darkest place is under the candlestick
• to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
• to get the wrong end of the stick
• out in the sticks
• in the sticks
• stick it to the man
• stick in the mud
• stick to the facts
• stick to the pan