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stand ground

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stand one's ground

 and hold one's ground

to stand up for one's rights; to resist an attack. The lawyer tried to confuse me when I was giving testimony, but I managed to stand my ground. some people were trying to crowd us out of the line for tickets, but we held our ground.

See also: ground, stand

stand your ground

also hold your ground

to refuse to do what someone else wants While others urged him to try to rescue the peace process, he's been insisting he'll stand his ground.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of stand your ground (to refuse to move back during a fight)

See also: ground, stand

stand (one's) ground

1. To maintain one's position against an attack.

2. To refuse to compromise; be unyielding.

See also: ground, stand