nail (one's) colors to the mast

To refuse to cease or surrender. Because lowering a ship's flag was a customary indication of surrender, this nautical phrase emphasizes the resolve of a ship's crew. We will nail our colors to the mast and fight on—they will never capture us! We're going to have a tough time beating this team now that they are playing with such determination. I fear they've nailed their colors to the mast.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Parris	PER-is, PAR-is	English (Rare)
Dolly	['dɔli]
&Thorn;Unor	-	Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Tuomo	TOO-o-mo	Finnish
Granville	['grænvil]
Dionysios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek