dig in one's feet

dig in one's feet
разг.
(dig in one's feet (heels или toes; тж. dig one's feet, heels или toes in))
решительно воспротивиться, дать решительный отпор; заупрямиться, заартачиться

Crestwell: "I tried to reason with her, to coax her into a more tolerant frame of mind... but... she just dug her feet in." (N. Coward, ‘Relative Values’, act 1, sc. I) — Крестуэлл: "Я попытался переубедить миссис Мокстон, уговаривал ее быть более терпимой... но она ничего не хотела слушать...."

The employers want to dictate their own terms... The Post Office workers are absolutely right to dig their heels in and refuse this dictation. — Предприниматели хотят диктовать свои условия... Почтовые работники поступают совершенно правильно. Они заняли решительную позицию и отвергли эти условия.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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