refuse+to+budge

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• budge — verb 1) the horses wouldn t budge Syn: move, shift, stir, go 2) I couldn t budge the door Syn: dislodge, shift, move, reposition 3) they refuse to budge on the issue …   Thesaurus of popular words

• budge — [ bʌdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive usually in negatives to move, or to move something, especially something that is very heavy or is stuck: I pulled again, but the wheel wouldn t budge. It was wedged between two stones and we couldn t budge …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• refuse — [n] garbage debris, dregs, dross, dump, dust, hogwash*, junk, leavings, litter, muck, offal, rejectamenta*, remains, residue, rubbish, scraps, scum*, sediment, slop*, sweepings, swill, trash, waste, waste matter; concept 260 Ant. assets,… …   New thesaurus

• budge — [[t]bʌ̱ʤ[/t]] budges, budging, budged 1) V ERG: with brd neg If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement. Both sides say they will not budge... The Americans are… …   English dictionary

• budge — verb ADVERB ▪ barely, not even VERB + BUDGE ▪ will not, would not ▪ He sat down and would not budge. ▪ refuse to …   Collocations dictionary

• refuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, truck, rubbish, waste, leavings, garbage. See uselessness. v. See refusal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rubbish, litter, waste, leavings; see trash 1 , 3 . v. Syn. decline, reject, repudiate, deny,… …   English dictionary for students

• budge an inch — (not) budge/give an inch to refuse to change your opinion or agree to even very small changes that another person wants. I keep asking her to think again, but she won t budge an inch. He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.… …   New idioms dictionary

• budge — [bʌdʒ] verb [I/T] to move, or to make something move, especially something that is difficult to move I pulled again, but the wheel wouldn t budge.[/ex] • not budge to refuse to change your opinion or decision→ inch 1[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• refuse — I v 1. reject, spurn, disdain, say no or nay, refuse to consider, refuse point blank, put one s foot down, not budge an inch, not yield an inch, turn thumbs down, shake one s head at; decline, Inf. pass up or by, Inf. not buy; abstain from, stand …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• not budge an inch — not give/budge/an inch phrase to completely refuse to change your opinion or decision I’ve tried everything to persuade her but she won’t budge an inch. Thesaurus: to not change, or to refuse to change your opinionsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• not budge — phrase to refuse to change your opinion or decision about something We’ve tried everything but they won’t budge on the price. Thesaurus: to not change, or to refuse to change your opinionsynonym Main entry: budge …   Useful english dictionary