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stubborn as a mule

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"Michael knew all of this, but as his friends and family will attest, he was passionate, and stubborn as a mule."

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“But age comes for us all, and Mitch is stubborn as a mule, and he’s tough. And so he’s been in my prayers in recent weeks.”

From Slate

“And he’s stubborn as a mule, and I have every hope he recovers to full strength.”

From Slate

“Mitch is strong, he’s stubborn as a mule,” Cruz said.

Like many Americans long removed from pastoral life, I still use its idioms, from “Hold your horses” and “stubborn as a mule” to “till the cows come home.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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