Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick-to-your-guns

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: stick---to-y-our--guns
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

8

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Refusing to compromise, change one's mind, or abandon one's beliefs despite opposition or criticism; steadfast, resolute.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The stick-to-your-guns approach had made Silky Soul both a commercial and artistic triumph, and it's also a major asset on Back to Basics."
"There seem to be two "general" categories of attitudes and belief systems among folks about divorce: (1) A live-and-let-live laissez faire approach that says, if its awful, get out (there's more fish in the sea); and (2) A stick-to-your-guns approach that says the marriage vows are for life, no matter what."
"Adds Bowles, "Billy Bob is a very ornery, stick-to-your-guns guy. If you tell him to do something, he's gonna go, 'Fuck you.'""

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more stick-to-your-guns (comparative) most stick-to-your-guns (superlative)

Phrases

stick to one's guns

Frequently Paired Words

stick to one's guns

Questions

What does stick-to-your-guns mean?: Refusing to compromise, change one's mind, or abandon one's beliefs despite opposition or criticism; steadfast, resolute.

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