Decision & Control - Decisiveness
Master English idioms regarding decisiveness, like "throw away the scabbard" and "cut and dried".
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to make up one's mind
to come to a final decision or conclusion after considering different options or possibilities
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Sign into give an inch
(always negative) to refuse to make even a slightest change to one's position, decision, etc.
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Sign into stick to one's guns
to maintain one's beliefs or perspective regardless of others' disagreement
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Sign inthe die is cast
used to say that something is completely decided and cannot be changed
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Sign incut and dried
used to describe a situation that has almost no chance of changing as it is already decided
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Sign innot for all the tea in China
used to express a strong refusal to do something, regardless of the great reward or incentive offered
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Sign into throw away the scabbard
to fully commit to a course of action without any intention of retreat or hesitation
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