- not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
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- not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone refuses to change their position or opinion, regardless of pressure or persuasion from others.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いっぽ一歩もひかない引かないnot budging an inchいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないしせい姿勢a stance of not budging an inchいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないけつい決意determination to stand one's groundいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないたいど態度attitude of standing one's groundいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないいし意志willpower to not back downいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないしせい姿勢をつらぬく貫くto maintain a stance of not budging an inchあいて相手にいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないnot yielding an inch to the other partyろんそう論争でいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないnot budging an inch in a debateいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないからこそbecause of not budging an inchいっぽ一歩もひかない引かないしんねん信念unwavering belief