stick to one's guns
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition.
Example Sentences
- "Capitan Beaulieu-de-Long and his first lieutenant were both killed, several guns dismounted, and many of the [French frigate] crew killed and wounded. . . . Nevertheless the French stuck bravely to their guns, while the flame of the cannonade illuminated the scene beneath the canopy of smoke."
- "Ronald had stuck to his guns and refused me to the last."
- ""I intend to marry, of course," replied Tuppence. "That is, if"—she paused, knew a momentary longing to draw back, and then stuck to her guns bravely—"I can find some one rich enough to make it worth my while.""
- "The President . . . stuck to his guns on that, not repeating any of his recent admissions that there had been "miscalculations" in planning for the war."
- "Sarri has been questioned for his decision to use Jorginho as the hub of his team while pushing Kante into a more advanced role out on the right - why have the player many regard as the finest holding midfield player in world football and not utilise him there? Sarri has stuck to his guns and this was a game - and performance by Kante - that added significant weight to his argument."