Stand Your Ground (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Stand Your Ground

(To) Stand your ground (atau hold your ground) merupakan frasa Bahasa Inggris yang bemakna “to not move when someone threatens you” (tidak pergi ketika seseorang mengancammu) atau “to refuse to change your mind about something despite pressure to change it” (menolak untuk mengubah pikiran tentang sesuatu meskipun ada tekanan untuk mengubahnya).

Lihat juga:

• can’t stand
• wear your heart on your sleeve
• enjoy yourself
• get your head around something
• help yourself
• put your foot down
• put your foot in your mouth
• put your hand in your pocket
• take something with a grain of salt
• take the plunge

Contoh Kalimat Stand Your Ground dan Artinya

1. In the state, people have the right to stand their ground and protect themselves without first trying to escape.
   (Di negara bagian tersebut, orang memiliki hak untuk bertahan dan melindungi diri mereka tanpa mencoba melarikan diri terlebih dahulu.)
2. My colleague got angry at first but later respected me for standing my ground and looked forward to future collaboration.
   (Awalnya rekan kerja saya marah tetapi kemudian dia menghormati saya karena mempertahankan pendapat dan menantikan kolaborasi di masa depan.)
3. You can stand your ground and still be nice by presenting your argument in a calm manner.
   (Kamu dapat mempertahankan pendapatmu dan tetap bersikap baik dengan menyampaikan penjelasanmu dengan cara yang tenang.)
4. The protesters were determined to stand their ground and peacefully demonstrate for social justice.
   (Para pengunjuk rasa bertekad untuk mempertahankan pendirian mereka dan berdemonstrasi secara damai demi keadilan sosial.)

Lihat juga:

• Take for Granted (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
• From the Get-Go (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
• In No Uncertain Terms: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
• Through Thick and Thin (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
• Have/Get Cold Feet (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

References:

1. Meaning of stand your ground in English. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stand-your-ground. Accessed on June 13, 2019.
2. Definition of ‘to stand your ground to hold your ground’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-stand-your-ground. Accessed on June 13, 2019.
3. stand/hold your ground – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/stand-hold-your-ground. Accessed on June 13, 2019.
4. hold/stand your ground. https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/hold-stand-your-ground. Accessed on June 13, 2019.
5. stand your ground. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stand+your+ground. Accessed on June 13, 2019.