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View synonyms for stubborn as a mule

stubborn as a mule



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Idioms and Phrases

Extremely obstinate, as in He's stubborn as a mule about wearing a suit and tie . This simile evokes the proverbial stubbornness of mules, whose use as draft animals was once so common that the reputation for obstinacy can hardly be as warranted as the term indicates. [Early 1800s]
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Example Sentences

"Michael knew all of this, but as his friends and family will attest, he was passionate, and stubborn as a mule."

From BBC

“But age comes for us all, and Mitch is stubborn as a mule, and he’s tough. And so he’s been in my prayers in recent weeks.”

From Slate

“And he’s stubborn as a mule, and I have every hope he recovers to full strength.”

From Slate

“Mitch is strong, he’s stubborn as a mule,” Cruz said.

“Mitch is strong, he’s stubborn as a mule,” Cruz said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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