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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Some support the idea of helping out given the circumstances surrounding the most recent accident, while others agree with the woman’s decision to hold firm on the original rules.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Founder John Schwarz issued a new video message on Instagram on Monday, telling shoppers to hold firm by withholding their custom from Walmart stores.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
As the trade war widens, China has vowed to hold firm against U.S. tariffs.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
House Democratic leadership had also spent the week pressing Senate Democrats to hold firm and block the bill.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Founder John Schwarz issued a new video message on Instagram on Monday, telling shoppers to hold firm by withholding their custom from Walmart stores.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
As the trade war widens, China has vowed to hold firm against U.S. tariffs.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
House Democratic leadership had also spent the week pressing Senate Democrats to hold firm and block the bill.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Hold firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20firm. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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