stubborn as a mule 的定义
- 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]
stubborn as a mule 近义词
等同于 hard-nosed
stubborn as a mule 的近义词 14 个
- hard-boiled
- hardheaded
- no-nonsense
- tough-minded
- uncompromising
- bullheaded
- inflexible
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pigheaded
- stubborn
- tough
- unsentimental
stubborn as a mule 的反义词 1 个
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