hold firm
idiom
: to refuse to change what one has been doing or believing
They are holding firm on their refusal to proceed.
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The shutdown has also left federal workers unpaid, with around 4,000 federal workers laid off and key services suspended, with no end in sight as both parties hold firm.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Any market democracy should be excited to accept a partnership on those terms over the alternative of falling into a Chinese sphere of influence, and the United States can afford to hold firm on the terms.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Democrats are also facing pressure from their progressive wing to hold firm after what many saw as a surrender earlier this year, when centrist Democrats joined Republicans to pass a funding extension without concessions.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The standoff is a political test for Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who has drawn scorn from a restive base of left-flank voters pushing the party to hold firm in its demands for health care funding.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Any market democracy should be excited to accept a partnership on those terms over the alternative of falling into a Chinese sphere of influence, and the United States can afford to hold firm on the terms.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Democrats are also facing pressure from their progressive wing to hold firm after what many saw as a surrender earlier this year, when centrist Democrats joined Republicans to pass a funding extension without concessions.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The standoff is a political test for Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who has drawn scorn from a restive base of left-flank voters pushing the party to hold firm in its demands for health care funding.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Hold firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20firm. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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