Idiom
hold firm
Meaning
To keep to a conviction, practice, etc., unwaveringly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The team must hold firm on their decision.”
“Despite the pressure from his boss to change the report, he decided to hold firm on his original findings.”
“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.”
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.”
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