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101To have a brick in one's hat — Brick Brick (br[i^]k), n. [OE. brik, F. brique; of Ger. origin; cf. AS. brice a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. brique piece, brique de pain, equiv. to AS. hl[=a]fes brice, fr. the root of E. break. See {Break}.] 1. A block or clay tempered with… …
102cut out of one's will — index disinherit, disown (refuse to acknowledge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
103hold\ one's\ ground — v. phr. 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground. Compare: gain ground Contrast: give ground, lose ground 2. To defend a belief or statement; refuse to weaken when opposed;… …
104stand\ one's\ ground — v. phr. 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground. Compare: gain ground Contrast: give ground, lose ground 2. To defend a belief or statement; refuse to weaken when opposed;… …
105set one's teeth — grind one s teeth, refuse to listen …
106bury one's head in the sand — • bury/hide one s head in the sand 1) refuse to see or face something, keep from seeing or knowing something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with his family problems at all. 2) keep from knowing something… …
107hide one's head in the sand — • bury/hide one s head in the sand 1) refuse to see or face something, keep from seeing or knowing something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with his family problems at all. 2) keep from knowing something… …
108close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye …
109for one — idi as an illustrative instance; for example: I, for one, refuse to go along[/ex] …
110shut one's eyes to — idi shut one s eyes to, to refuse to acknowledge; disregard; ignore …