stick to your guns
/ˌstɪk tə jə ˈɡʌnz/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
to refuse to change your decision when others disagree
Examples
- 1Everyone told her to take the safer job, but Aisha stuck to her guns and studied art.
- 2If you believe your price is fair, stick to your guns.
- 3The whole family begged for a dog for months, but Mum stuck to her guns and we still don't have one.
- 4Tom's colleagues argued against his plan all week, but he's sticking to his guns.
- 5Will the council stick to its guns, or will it change the plan after all the complaints?
Grammar
stick and your change: sticks, sticking, stuck; stuck to her guns. Keep guns plural.
More idioms about decisions
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →the lesser of two evilsthe less bad of two bad optionsspoilt for choicehaving so many good options that it is hard to pickhave a change of heartto start to think or feel differently about a decisionerr on the side of cautionto choose the safer option to avoid any riskset in stonefixed and impossible to alterhedge your betsto avoid committing to one option so that you cannot lose
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