What does die hard mean?
Die hard means (idiomatic) Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change..
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/ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/ · adjective
(idiomatic) Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change..
For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
The libertarian right of the Consservative Party, many of them diehard Europhobes, privately referred to the health minister and his advisers as "the Gestapo" for their faith in enforced lockdowns.
I should like my Scottish correspondent to see recent statements by leading officers of certain American railways which both have been among the most extreme diehards for steam, and also have developed the most powerful and outstanding steam locomotive designs—[…].
Use die hard when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Die hard means (idiomatic) Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change..
Common synonyms include traditionalist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
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