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hills to die on

hills to die on is the plural of hill to die on.

Meaning of hill to die on

Noun

hill to die on (plural hills to die on)

  1. (idiomatic) An issue to pursue with a wholehearted conviction or a single-minded focus, with little or no regard to the cost and no intent of equivocation or compromise.
    • "I'm sorry, Alisha. I can't overrule the European director's decision to move you out of her arena. This isn't a hill to die on. […]2006, Cate Dermody, The Firebird Deception, Silhouette Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 113

Questions about hills to die on

What is hills to die on the plural of?
Hills to die on is the plural of hill to die on.

Words near hills to die on in the dictionary

  1. hills
  2. hills and valleys
  3. Hills Hoist
  4. Hills Hoists
  5. hills of beans
  6. hills to die on
  7. Hillsboro
  8. Hillsborough
  9. Hillsborough County
  10. hillscape
  11. hillscapes

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