| 单词 | a hill to die on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa hill to die on a hill to die on and variants: an issue a person has very strong convictions about and will resolutely defend, whatever the cost; often used to question whether the effort or cost is disproportionate to the cause, position, circumstances, etc. [Apparently with reference to a military operation which captures and then holds on to elevated ground even when it ceases to have strategic benefits.] Π 1980 D. Hepburn Why doesn't Somebody do Something ii. 23 ‘Daisy,' he will say, 'you need a higher hill than that to die on.’ 2002 Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (Nexis) 22 Apr. Ask yourself, ‘Is this a hill worth dying on?’ Don't get in big arguments over small or unimportant issues. 2019 V. Houghton Nuking Moon (2020) vi. 67 If you asked twenty diplomatic historians, you'd get twenty different answers. (The only one that is correct: 1917. And yes, I will die on this hill.) < as lemmas |
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