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单词 stubborn as a mule
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stubborn as a mule

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Extremely obstinate, as in He's stubborn as a mule about wearing a suit and tie. This simile evokes the proverbial stubbornness of mules, whose use as draft animals was once so common that the reputation for obstinacy can hardly be as warranted as the term indicates. [Early 1800s]

Words nearby stubborn as a mule

Stubbies, stubble, stubbled, stubble-jumper, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, Stubbs, stubby, stub nail, STUC, stucco
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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