Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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make it stick

使…站得住脚 / 让…生效

表示让某事(尤指指控、法律条文或论点)能够被接受、成立或生效。在这里,是指 Jake 没有足够的证据让他的逮捕「站得住脚」。

NO. HE DIDN'T GET SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
TO MAKE IT STICK, SO WE HAVE THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO FIX HIS MISTAKE.
[all groaning] DAMN IT, JAKE.