catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

  refused to give in /ɹɪfjˈuːzd tə ɡˈɪv ˈɪn/
  standhaft geblieben, hart geblieben, Stärke gezeigt, zu seiner Meinung/Überzeugung gestanden, seinen Vorschlag/Plan etc. erfolgreich verteidigt, nicht nachgegeben
     Synonyms: stood fast, stood firm, held your ground, stood your ground
  
   see: stand fast, stand firm, hold your ground, stand your ground, refuse to give in, standing fast, standing firm, holding your ground, standing your ground, refusing to give in, We'll hold our ground until they accept the changes to the contract., He stood his ground in the meeting.