10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICK TO ONE'S GUNS»
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Mid15005] stick to one's guns Hold fast to a statement, opinion, or course of
action, as in The witness stuck to her guns about the exact time she was there.
This expression, originally put as stand to one's guns, alluded to a gunner
remaining ...
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Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms
A rowing metaphor. stick to one's guns maintain one's point of view; refuse to
abandon one's position. I see no reason for changing my mind about capital
punishment now; I've always been in favour of it, old fashioned or not, and I'm
sticking to ...
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The Epistemology of Disagreement: New Essays
One can improve on KDN with the following amendment: one ought to stick to
one's guns iffthere is some way (where context pro- vides the relevant space
ofways ofacting) ofsticking to one's guns such that were one to stick to one's guns
in ...
David Christensen, Jennifer Lackey, 2013
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... stand one's ground, stand fast/firm, hold on, hold out, go the distance, stay the
course, plod on, plough on, grind away, stop at nothing, leave no stone unturned;
informal soldier on, hang on, plug away, peg away, stick to one's guns, stick at it,
...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
... with it or pry into it, especially when it is none of one's business. • stick out a
mile or stick out like a sore thumb to be glaringly obvious. • stick something on
someone to put the blame for it onto them. • stick to one's guns to be adamant ...
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
U go great guns colloq. proceed vigorously or successfully. stick to one's guns
colloq. maintain one's position under attack. In. 1 see REVOLVER. 4 sl. hit man,
gunslinger. o v. 2 speed up; (gun it) colloq. step on it, step on the gas. U stick to ...
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A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
2 to be powerful, diberi — to be made powerful, diberi ~ hendak mencengkam to
dominate others. tidak ~ (lagi) powerless, impotent, mau — (J) to stick to one's
guns, stand one's ground. bilang — to maintain that ... kekuasaannya ~ lagi he ...
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Webster's II New Riverside Desk Dictionary: For Home, ...
... wild oats stagger the imagination start (or get) the ball rolling steal one's
thunder stem to stern stick in one's craw stick out like a sore thumb stick to one's
guns stick to one's knitting stir up a hornet's nest straight from the shoulder
straight and ...
Daniel Webster, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, Webster's New World Dictionary, 1995
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... I again stood to carry on the job Stand to one's guns/Stick to one's guns:
Maintain one's position staunchly * He is a man of high moral character and
always stands to his guns in any argument Stand to /Fall to: Set to work; to back
up; uphold; ...
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
[foil, by for] seek out determinedly to attack or rebuke, a go great guns colloq.
proceed vigorously or successfully, stick to one's guns colloq. maintain one's
position under attack. • n. 1 see REVOLVER. 4 st hit man, gun- slinger. • v. 2
speed up ...