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View synonyms for stick to one's guns
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Hold fast to a statement, opinion, or course of action, as in The witness stuck to her guns about the exact time she was there . This expression, originally put as stand to one's guns , alluded to a gunner remaining by his post. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s.Advertisement
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