Definition
To prove that an accusation or statement made against someone is true.
證實（陳述）為真；證明（指控）成立
Despite the police's best efforts, they couldn't make the charges stick against him.
儘管警方盡了最大努力，他們還是無法讓對他的指控成立。
The prosecutor tried to make the accusations stick, but the evidence was lacking.
檢察官試圖讓指控成立，但證據不足。
The newspaper published some scandals about him, but none of them could be made to stick.
報紙刊登了一些關於他的醜聞，但沒有一個能成立。