| 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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