VERB | communication | stand fast, stand pat, stand firm, hold firm | refuse / refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
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Meaning | refuse / refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something | |
Synonyms | stand pat, stand firm, hold firm | |
Narrower | hunker down | hold stubbornly to a position |
Broader | insist, take a firm stand | Be emphatic or resolute and refuse / refuse to budge |
Spanish | mantenerse firme | |
Catalan | mantenir-se ferm |
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