stand pat

/stˈand pˈat/

/stˈænd pˈæt/

[phrase]

to stand pat

[PHRASE]

to refuse to change one's opinions, attitudes, or decisions

synonyms : hold firm

stand fast

stand firm

Examples

1. In the case of Russia, I think it would more or less stand pat.

2. But it'd be way tougher if the Sixers had just stood pat with an injured Ratliff on their roster.

3. Historian Tim Naftali says Kennedy successfully attacked the Eisenhower/Nixon administration as standing pat while countries like China and Cuba-- a country just 90 miles from the United States-- were lost to Russian influence.

4. Esther George, Eric Rosengren, they're both Fed presidents, said, they thought the Feds should stand pat.