take a firm stand

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take a firm stand > verb, communication
Meaning	Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something
Synonyms	insist
Narrower	stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast; assert, asseverate, maintain