stand your ground
stand your ground — idiom
1. If someone stands their ground, they stay in the same position instead of moving
If someone stands their ground, they stay in the same position instead of moving back, or they keep the same opinion even when others try to change their mind.
A wolf appeared on the trail, but Ishaan stood his ground and it turned away.
stand one's ground in a physical confrontation
Heloísa stood her ground during the team discussion and would not change her position.
stand one's ground in an argument or discussion
Trang stood her ground and refused to sign the unfair agreement.
When the protestors rushed forward, Ziad stood his ground and held up his hands.
Senior doctors told Henry to use the old method, but he stood his ground.
- hold one's ground
identical meaning and structure, fully interchangeable
- hold firm
more abstract — used mainly for opinions and decisions, less often for physical positions
- refuse to back down
more explicit about the pressure being resisted; common in argument contexts
文法句型
stand + possessive pronoun + ground
用法筆記
The possessive pronoun changes to match the subject (stand my ground, stand her ground, stand your ground, stand their ground). This idiom works in both physical confrontations and verbal disagreements.