stand pat
Keep your cards
Stand pat means to refuse to change one's position or approach, holding firm with what you already have.
The phrase comes from poker, where a player who stands pat keeps their original hand without drawing new cards.
Despite pressure from investors, the CEO stood pat on the company's strategy.
I'm standing pat—my offer won't change.
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
adamant · determined · unshakable · tenacious · dogged · persistent · staunch · immovable
Calculated false front
Existing condition of affairs
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- maintainKeep in condition
- preserveProtect from loss
- keepRetain or fortified tower
retain · hold steady · unchanging · static · stable · fixed · unchanged · unaltered
Firmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
mulish · pigheaded · hardheaded · resistant · recalcitrant · uncooperative · defiant · contrary
firm
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unyielding · adamant · determined · unshakable · tenacious · dogged · persistent · staunch · immovable · hold firm
bluff
Calculated false front
check · ante · all-in · bet · pot · hand · dealer · chip · hold · showdown
status quo
Existing condition of affairs
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- maintainKeep in condition
- preserveProtect from loss
keep · retain · hold steady · unchanging · static · stable · fixed · unchanged · unaltered · cautious
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · mulish · pigheaded · hardheaded · resistant · recalcitrant · uncooperative · defiant · contrary · unmoved
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- doing nothingdo nothing, sit tight, stay put, keep still, hold back
stand pattake a chance
Accept risk willingly
gamble · roll the dice · take a risk · go for broke · push one's luck
stand pattake action
Begin doing something
make a move · act · shake things up · mix it up · do something