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take a firm stand

verb

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

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I must insist!

• Syn: ↑insist

• Derivationally related forms: ↑insistence (for: ↑insist)

• Hyponyms:

↑stand pat, ↑stand firm, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast, ↑assert, ↑asseverate, ↑maintain

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s on something

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take a firm stand/line/ phrase

to state your opinion and refuse to change it

The government has taken a firm line on illegal immigration.

Thesaurus: to give your opinion_synonym

Main entry: firm

Useful english dictionary. 2012.