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(dated, military, of gunners) To persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire. / (idiomatic, by extension) To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition.

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stick to one's guns

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stick to one's guns

Verb
dated of gunners broadly idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(軍事的な意味)敵の攻撃を受けながらも、忠実に大砲の操作(砲手の任務)を続けること。 / (慣用句として)反対に遭っても、自分の立場や意見を曲げずに貫くこと。
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陣地を守るよう命じられた勇敢な砲兵は、砲弾が降り注ぐ中でも砲を忠実に守り続け、砲座を離れなかった。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

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