stand one's ground

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

戦闘の際に自らの位置を守る、退かずに立ち続けること / （比喩的に）意見や立場を曲げずに主張し続ける、譲らずに抵抗すること

What is this buttons?

On the battlefield, one must stand one's ground to prevent the enemy from breaking the line.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

戦場では、敵に排除されないように陣地を守らなければならない。

Details

Sense（1）

To hold a position in battle.

It soon appears that peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers, whose whole life is a preparation for the day of battle, whose nerves have been braced by long familiarity with danger, and whose movements have all the precision of clockwork.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation