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Taka Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
Stick in the mud
How come "stick in the mud" has almost the same meaning as "headstrong"?
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They do not have the same meaning. someone who is headstrong will be opinionated, determined, a strong personality, maybe will over-ride other people's opinions and feelings a bit. Someone who is a 'stick in the mud' is a conservative type personality, who may resist change, be a bit cynical and perhaps a bit dull and boring!
- They do not have the same meaning.
- someone who is headstrong will be opinionated, determined, a strong personality, maybe will over-ride other people's opinions and feelings a bit.
- Someone who is a 'stick in the mud' is a conservative type personality, who may resist change, be a bit cynical and perhaps a bit dull and boring!
- I suppose they both represent people who resist changing their views, but for completely different reasons.
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They do not have the same meaning.
someone who is headstrong will be opinionated, determined, a strong personality, maybe will over-ride other people's opinions and feelings a bit.
Someone who is a 'stick in the mud' is a conservative type personality, who may resist change, be a bit cynical and perhaps a bit dull and boring!
I suppose they both represent people who
someone who is headstrong will be opinionated, determined, a strong personality, maybe will over-ride other people's opinions and feelings a bit.
Someone who is a 'stick in the mud' is a conservative type personality, who may resist change, be a bit cynical and perhaps a bit dull and boring!
I suppose they both represent people who
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STICK-IN-THE-MUD from www.worldwidewords.org:
[Q] From Sara Lorimer: “I’ve read in a few places that stick-in-the-mud comes from the English habit of burying convicted pirates up to their necks in mud at low tide. This sounds unlikely, but intriguing. Do you know if this is true? And if so, how on earth did it come to mean a boring person?”
[A] Isn’t folk etymology i
[Q] From Sara Lorimer: “I’ve read in a few places that stick-in-the-mud comes from the English habit of burying convicted pirates up to their necks in mud at low tide. This sounds unlikely, but intriguing. Do you know if this is true? And if so, how on earth did it come to mean a boring person?”
[A] Isn’t folk etymology i
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i think that someone who is stick in mind is very stubborn and don't like to listen to others opinion, but someone who is headstrong is very determined.
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