stick to guns

stick to guns
stick to (your) guns British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to refuse to change your ideas although other people try to make you change them.

David's family were against him becoming an actor but he stuck to his guns.

Stand by your guns and don't let them talk you into working full time if you don't want to.


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  • stick to one's guns — or[stand by one s guns] {v. phr.} To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. * /People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right./ * /At first… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick to one's guns — or[stand by one s guns] {v. phr.} To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. * /People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right./ * /At first… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick to your guns — to continue to have a particular opinion, plan, etc., when other people criticize you and say that you are wrong Despite criticism from the press, the governor is sticking to her guns on this issue. • • • Main Entry: ↑gun stick to your guns see …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stick to Your Guns — Жанры Металкор Мелодик хардкор Годы 2003 наше время Страна …   Википедия

  • Stick Men with Ray Guns — was an American punk rock group from Dallas, Texas. The group s name comes from a comic called Stick Man with Ray Gun. They formed in 1981 after lead singer Bobby Soxx (formerly of the Teenage Queers) attended a show by guitarist Clarke Backer s… …   Wikipedia

  • stick\ to\ one's\ guns — • stick to one s guns • stand by one s guns v. phr. To hold to an aim or an opinion even though people try to stop you or say you are wrong. People laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round. He stuck to his guns and proved he was right …   Словарь американских идиом

  • stick to your guns — If you stick to your guns, you keep your position even though people attack or criticise you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • stick to your guns — stick to (your) guns British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to refuse to change your ideas although other people try to make you change them. David s family were against him becoming an actor but he stuck to his guns. Stand… …   New idioms dictionary

  • Stick to Your Guns — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Hardcore Punk, Metalcore Gründung 2003 Website …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stick to one's guns — ► stick to one s guns informal refuse to compromise or change. Main Entry: ↑gun …   English terms dictionary

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