someone's mind is made up

idiom

—used to say that someone has made a decision and will not change it
He's not going. His mind is made up.

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“Someone's mind is made up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someone%27s%20mind%20is%20made%20up. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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