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hold firm

idiom
Meaning

To keep to a conviction, practice, etc., unwaveringly.


Examples
SIMPLE

The team must hold firm on their decision.

CONTEXTUAL

Despite the pressure from his boss to change the report, he decided to hold firm on his original findings.

COMPLEX

Even as the opposition launched a fierce campaign to undermine the new policy, the minister chose to hold firm, refusing to compromise on her core principles.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    apron-string hold

    An estate held by a man during his wife's life.

  2. 02

    buy and hold

    A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.

  3. 03

    don't hold your breath

    Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.

  4. 04

    firm up

    To make (tentative plans) more definite.

  5. 05

    hold a grudge

    To stay angry (at someone or something).

  6. 06

    hold a light

    Synonym of hold a candle.

  7. 07

    hold back

    To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.

  8. 08

    hold by the button

    To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to

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