| 单词 | to stick to one's colours |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stick (also †stand) to one's colours b. to stick (also †stand) to one's colours: to maintain one's allegiance to one's party, faction, etc.; cf. to stick to one's guns at gun n. 6c. ΚΠ 1639 W. Harrison Two Treat. ii. xi. 341 A covetous person will never stand to his colours. 1769 tr. P. de Charlevoix Hist. Paraguay II. xii. 292 He had..men enough to oblige the rebels to return to their duty, had all his men stuck to their colours. 1831 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 16 July [We] call the attention of all those who stick to their colours and their friends, to the excellent speech of Lord Valletort. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Nov. 7/1 The obstinacy with which Prince Alexander is sticking to his colours. 1890 A. Conan Doyle Firm of Girdlestone xxxi. 244 Kate stood firmly to her colours. 1922 A. W. Sterling Bk. Englewood xix. 291 Mayor Munroe stuck to his colours and vetoed the resolution, but the council repassed it. 2009 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 6 May 8 A supporter is one who sticks to his colours through good times and bad. < as lemmas |
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