no retreat
Hold your ground
No retreat expresses commitment to holding position or continuing forward despite difficulty—refusing to back down or withdraw.
Military in origin, it now applies to any situation requiring resolve: It's no retreat, no surrender from here.
The phrase often pairs with similar absolutes to emphasize total determination.
- stand firmRefuse to retreat
- hold the lineMaintain current position
- hold groundRefuse to yield position
- stand your groundRefuse to back down
- advanceMove or progress forward
charge · fight · courage · defiance · unwavering · steadfast · last stand · to the last man · do or die · dig in · backs against the wall · push forward · battle cry · fearless · resolute · fortress · siege · frontline
- No turning backpoint of no return, Rubicon, burn bridges, crossed the line, committed
- battle criesbattle cry, charge, hooah, banzai, oorah
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
- warrior ethicsbushido, chivalry, code of honor, samurai code, warrior ethos
no retreatretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
full retreat · tactical withdrawal · withdrawal · fall back · pull back
no retreatsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · full retreat · giving up · submission · yielding
retreat, not, nor, none, nothing, retreats, retreated, retreating, treat