a small group resisting, a few people not on side There's a pocket of resistance in one district. A few disagree.
pocket of resistance
(See a pocket of resistance)
dead presidents
currency; money
resign oneself to
Idiom(s): resign oneself to sth
Theme: ACCEPTANCE
to accept something reluctantly. • I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to. • Mary resigned herself to her fate.
path of least resistance
Idiom(s): path of least resistance
Theme: EASY
to do the easiest thing; to take the easiest route. • John will follow the path of least resistance. • I like challenges. I won't usually take the path of least resistance.
line of least resistance
Idiom(s): line of least resistance
Theme: EFFORT
the course of action that will cause least trouble or effort. • Jane won't stand up for her rights. She always takes the line of least resistance. • Joan never states her point of view. She takes the line of least resistance and agrees with everyone else.
line of least resistance|least resistance|line|pat
n. phr. The easiest way; the way that takes least effort. In becoming a doctor like his father John had really just followed the line of least resistance.Some parents take the path of least resistance with their children and let them do as they please.
resign oneself|resign
v. phr. To stop arguing; accept something which cannot be changed. When Jane's father explained that he could not afford to buy her a new bicycle, she finally resigned herself to riding the old one. Compare: GIVE UP.
in residence
in residence Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.
least resistance, line of
least resistance, line of Also, path of least resistance. The easiest method, way, or course of action. For example, He tends to do what most people seem to want, taking the line of least resistance. This term employs resistance in the sense of “the physical opposition of one thing or force to another,” a usage dating from the early 1600s. It has been used figuratively since about 1900.
residence
residence in residence Committed to live and work in a specific place, often for a certain length of time: an artist in residence at a college.
resign
resign resign oneself (to) to submit or become reconciled (to); accept (something) passively
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