would not budge

Examples (10)

• He sat down on the steps and would not budge.
• Despite our pleas, the landlord would not budge on the rent increase.
• The old mule planted its feet and simply would not budge.
• The rusty bolt was completely seized and would not budge an inch.
• She was certain of her innocence and would not budge from her statement.
• During negotiations, the union would not budge on the issue of worker safety.
• We tried pushing the fallen tree off the road, but it would not budge.
• The child crossed her arms, and it was clear she would not budge.
• Even with new evidence presented, the prosecutor would not budge from his position.
• I tried to reason with him for hours, but he would not budge.