Meaning of die hard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of a living being, to die only after a desperate struggle for life.
   idiomatic, intransitive
2. Of a custom, idea, etc. to be slow in changing or disappearing.
   idiomatic, intransitive

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Examples

“Already, however, in this earliest phase, new types cease to be invented; technical skill lingers on and dies hard, but inspiration has gone.”

“In Scotland, though, some of the Caledonian products have⟳ died hard. They were mostly good straightforward engines.”

“Another incentive to Glaswegians to make⟳ full use⟳ of their new facilities is that road-rail competition has died hard in this area and the prevailing fare levels, even though rail rates were recently increased, are somewhat low by standards elsewhere in Britain—[...].”

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