Idiom
die hard
Meaning
Of a living being, to die only after a desperate struggle for life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Old habits die hard for most people.”
“The captain refused to leave his sinking ship, proving that old loyalties die hard.”
“Despite the rapid modernization of the city, the ancient traditions of the local villagers die hard, persisting through every generation.”
Examples
simple
“Old habits die hard for most people.”
contextual
“The captain refused to leave his sinking ship, proving that old loyalties die hard.”
complex
“Despite the rapid modernization of the city, the ancient traditions of the local villagers die hard, persisting through every generation.”
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