Idiom
stand firm
Meaning
To resist assault or pressure.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must stand firm when people try to change your mind.”
“Even though the manager pressured her to accept the lower offer, she decided to stand firm on her original price.”
“Despite the intense criticism from his political opponents, the senator chose to stand firm on his principles rather than compromise his values for popularity.”
Examples
simple
“You must stand firm when people try to change your mind.”
contextual
“Even though the manager pressured her to accept the lower offer, she decided to stand firm on her original price.”
complex
“Despite the intense criticism from his political opponents, the senator chose to stand firm on his principles rather than compromise his values for popularity.”
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