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Die hard

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  1. 1
    Of a living being, to die only after a desperate struggle for life. idiomatic, intransitive
  2. 2
    continue to exist wordnet
  3. 3
    Of a custom, idea, etc. to be slow in changing or disappearing. idiomatic, intransitive

    "Already, however, in this earliest phase, new types cease to be invented; technical skill lingers on and dies hard, but inspiration has gone."

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