take a firm stand

1. 1.

   be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

   “I must insist!”

   Synonymsinsist

   Narrowerstand patassert

Questions about take a firm stand

What does take a firm stand mean?

take a firm stand means "be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge".

What is another word for take a firm stand?

Close synonyms include insist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take a firm stand a common word?