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Meanings of stand pat in English

Catalan
mantenir-se ferm

Refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief.

        mantenir-se ferm
        Usage of stand pat in English
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        However, Daiwa expects the central bank to stand pat until next month.
        Reuters
        2
        We had better stand pat and get out on the next bulge.
        True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
        3
        There are six of us that will stand pat at any cost.
        Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
        4
        That means that we've got to stand pat for a time yet.
        Boy Scouts in an Airship; Or, The Warning from the Sky
        5
        Never mind warning me, Inspector: I'm ready to stand pat upon the truth.
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
        6
        Analysts widely expect the Fed to stand pat on interest rates.
        Reuters
        7
        To stand pat was to be soon peppered with iron-tipped arrows.
        Empire of the Summer Moon
        8
        Tulk said the modest increase also suggested the bank will stand pat for now.
        Reuters
        9
        But the flag proposition is one I stand pat on.
        More Tish
        10
        Especially as all they have to do is to stand pat on the record.
        The Rules of the Game
        11
        That is why I decided to stand pat and see what he would do.
        The Pride of Palomar
        12
        Or I can keep still and you can stand pat.'
        The Short Cut
        13
        Indonesia too should stand pat, given its debt monetization scheme has knocked the rupiah hard.
        Reuters
        14
        But above all they must stand pat in denial.
        The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
        15
        He saw through it all, and now he would stand pat, and take nobody's bluff.
        Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
        16
        Them's my conditions for agreein' to stand pat, and stay here on this haunted island.
        The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island
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        Stand pat through the time
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