To refuse to give in or yield: “He tried to scare me off, but I ________ .”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| STOOD MY GROUND | 9 |
| DIDN’T BACK DOWN | 8 |
| DIDN’T BUDGE | 7 |
| DIDN’T GIVE IN | 4 |
| HELD MY GROUND | 4 |
| STUCK TO MY GUNS | 4 |
| WOULDN’T BUDGE | 3 |
| HELD MY OWN | 2 |
| STOOD FIRM | 2 |
| STOOD UP TO HIM | 2 |
| WOULDN’T GIVE AN INCH | 2 |
| AM NOT BUDGING | 1 |
| AM NOT SCARED | 1 |
| DEFENDED MYSELF AND WON THE DEBATE | 1 |
| HELD FIRM | 1 |
| HELD OUT | 1 |
| HUNG IN THERE | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM | 1 |
| STAYED PUT | 1 |
| STOOD PAT | 1 |
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