UNCOMPROMISING
ADJECTIVES
► BRANDED IN THE HIDE uncompromising in principle; dyed-in-the-wool → 1965 Amer. dial.
► FLAT-FOOTED uncompromising and downright → Brit. colloq.
► HARD-NOSED uncompromising, stubborn, obstinate → 1917 colloq.
► ROCK-RIBBED uncompromising, esp. in political allegiance
► TAKE-NO-PRISONERS uncompromising → 1980s sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► HARD JOHN an uncompromising, tough person → 1961 US sl.
► HARD NUT an uncompromising, tough person → 2004 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► HARDROCK an uncompromising, tough person → 2004 sl. (Bk.)
► YO-YO an uncompromising person; one whose political opinions and ideas change as necessary for personal gain; a freeloader → 1947 Amer. sl.
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