stick to one's guns
The phrase "stick to one's guns" originated from a military context but is now commonly used to describe steadfastness in opinions or beliefs.
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Definition
B2General
(idiomatic, informal)To firmly maintain one's beliefs or decisions despite opposition.
Example
- Despite the criticism, she decided to stick to her guns and continue with her original plan.
- He always sticks to his guns, even when others disagree with him.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "stick to one's guns":
stand one's grounddig one's heels instick tostick withstand faststand patput one's foot downhold one's fireput up a fighttake no prisonersbite the bulletkeep atstand up totoe the line