as stubborn as all get-out
- idiom
- Informal
:
tan terco como una mula
- Don’t bother arguing with her; she’s as stubborn as all get-out once she’s made up her mind.
Examples
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The old mule was as stubborn as all get-out and refused to budge.
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My grandpa can be as stubborn as all get-out when it comes to his favorite routines.
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My brother is as stubborn as all get-out!
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She can be as stubborn as all get-out when she thinks she's right.
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Don't bother arguing with her; she's as stubborn as all get-out once she's made up her mind.
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My grandpa can be as stubborn as all get-out when it comes to his favorite routines.
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She can be as stubborn as all get-out when she thinks she's right.
Synonyms
217
2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
72
6.8
Not willing to change one's mind even when others disagree
43
4.4
Continuing with an action despite problems or opposition
24
6.8
Not willing to change opinions or demands, even if it causes problems
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
10
6.5
Very firm in decisions and not willing to change or give up
9
7.8
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when you are wrong
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
6
6.7
Refusing to change your mind even when shown evidence
3
8.8
A person who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour even when others try to persuade them
1
8.1
Not willing to change your mind or actions
1
7.3
A person who insists on doing what they want and often disobeys others
Refusing to change an opinion even when people give reasons
Not willing to change your mind or what you do
Refuses to cooperate to cause trouble
Antonyms
How Stubborn
- Informal
11
4.7
217
2.9
247
3.5
31
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
as + stubborn + as + all + get-out
The comparator frame 'as ... as' plus the adjective 'stubborn' makes it clear this is a degree expression about stubbornness, so a learner will detect it expresses a strength of the property. However, the tail 'all get-out' is a colloquial, idiomatic intensifier whose meaning ('very' / 'extremely') is not transparently derivable from 'all' + 'get-out', so the exact force is unpredictable without exposure.
Etymology
As stubborn as all get-out comes from old American slang. In that slang, all get-out meant 'very much' or 'a lot', so the picture is of someone who will not move or change at all. That's why it means 'extremely stubborn'.