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Stubbornly or unreasonably adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course

Difficult to move, remove, or cure

Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility

Having or showing an irritable disposition

Forming opinions without just cause

Of, supporting, or pertaining to traditionalism

Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate

Demonstrating a lack of intelligence, rationality or good judgment

Unable to rest or relax due to stress or worry

Stiff and awkward in movement or manner

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Stubbornly or unreasonably adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

full of determination

focused^US

focussed^UK

standing one's ground

obstinately disobedient

as stubborn as a mule

as tough as old boots

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

unfavorable^US

fossilized^US

proof against persuasion

fossilised^UK

nose to the grindstone

sticking to one's guns

committed to the idea of

intensely competitive

in-your-face

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

galvanized^US

cavilling^UK

galvanised^UK

caviling^US

toughened by experience

honorable^US

honourable^UK

recognized^US

recognised^UK

not backward in coming forward

as sure as eggs is eggs

beyond a shadow of a doubt

worshipping^UK

worshiping^US

not subject to change

meaning what one says

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

there are no two ways about it

throwing weight around

regularised^UK

regularized^US

like the Rock of Gibralter

capable of being trusted

lodged in one's brain

as plain as the nose on your face

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“In his prose, he becomes a powerful presence, a personality with obstinate opinions and sardonic asides.”

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Difficult to move, remove, or cure

lodged in one's brain

deeply felt

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Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility

of preconceived ideas

throwing weight around

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Having or showing an irritable disposition

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having a fit of the sulks

in a funk

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

have chip on shoulder

got up on wrong side of bed

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

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Forming opinions without just cause

coloured^UK

colored^US

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

favouring^UK

racially discriminatory

favoring^US

favorably^US

favourably^UK

excessively nationalistic

excessively patriotic

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Of, supporting, or pertaining to traditionalism

counter-revolutionary

medieval^US

mediaeval^UK

humourless^UK

recognized^US

foetid^UK

fetid^US

humorless^US

authorized^US

recognised^UK

authorised^UK

set in one's opinions

according to the book

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Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

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Demonstrating a lack of intelligence, rationality or good judgment

dead from the neck up

not the full shilling

as thick as two short planks

thick as two short planks

flakey^US

flaky^UK

stupidly irresponsible

devoid of intelligence

off the top of one's head

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

beyond the bounds of possibility

laboured^UK

labored^US

not in the least likely

marvelous^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

not worth considering

marvellous^UK

phony^US

extremely implausible

phoney^UK

extremely difficult to believe

out of touch with reality

beyond the realm of reason

big

amazeballs

sophistical

not able to hold water

meagre^UK

meager^US

not remotely possible

fairy-tale

never to be forgotten

ill-favored^US

without rhyme or reason

out of all proportion

costing an arm and a leg

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Unable to rest or relax due to stress or worry

like a cat on hot bricks

like a cat on a hot tin roof

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

in a state of agitation

like a fish out of water

as cross as two sticks

waxy

snaky

thin-skinned

like a bear with a sore head

ill-humored^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

at the end of your tether

with one's stomach in knots

running scared

with butterflies in one's stomach

with one's heart in one's mouth

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

fatigued

lacking social skills

shaking in one's shoes

concerning

tearing one's hair out

tied up in knots

butterflies in stomach

lacking self-confidence

terrorized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

having a funny feeling

having butterflies in the stomach

sombre^UK

somber^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

at the end of one's tether

with one's back up against the wall

up against it

under the cosh

at the end of one's rope

terrorised^UK

traumatized^US

in fear and trepidation

very scared

pushing the panic button

agonized^US

agonised^UK

traumatised^UK

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

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Stiff and awkward in movement or manner

laboured^UK

lacking in social graces

labored^US

all fingers and thumbs

like a bull in a china shop

lacking in social grace

having two left hands

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

ill-humored^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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