stand firm
idiom
: to refuse to change a decision, position, etc.
The judge stood firm in her ruling.
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Some succumb to this pressure; others stand firm in the face of the onslaught of illegality.
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Photovogue, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
If Washington fails to stand firm in defense of the Philippines, the thinking goes, then other allies and security partners will question the United States’ reliability and begin to hedge.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 27 June 2024
The intuitive Moon is flying along through outgoing Leo, urging us to stand firm in ourselves and our beliefs.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
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Photovogue, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
If Washington fails to stand firm in defense of the Philippines, the thinking goes, then other allies and security partners will question the United States’ reliability and begin to hedge.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down.
—Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 27 June 2024
The intuitive Moon is flying along through outgoing Leo, urging us to stand firm in ourselves and our beliefs.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
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“Stand firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20firm. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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