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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
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We had better stand pat and get out on the next bulge.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
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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...
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That means that we've got to stand pat for a time yet.
Boy Scouts in an Airship; Or, The Warning from the Sky
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Never mind warning me, Inspector: I'm ready to stand pat upon the truth.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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Analysts widely expect the Fed to stand pat on interest rates.
Reuters
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To stand pat was to be soon peppered with iron-tipped arrows.
Empire of the Summer Moon
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Tulk said the modest increase also suggested the bank will stand pat for now.
Reuters
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But the flag proposition is one I stand pat on.
More Tish
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Especially as all they have to do is to stand pat on the record.
The Rules of the Game
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That is why I decided to stand pat and see what he would do.
The Pride of Palomar
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Or I can keep still and you can stand pat.'
The Short Cut
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Indonesia too should stand pat, given its debt monetization scheme has knocked the rupiah hard.
Reuters
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But above all they must stand pat in denial.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
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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
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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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