To fortify oneself in one’s positions
He insisted on his ideas or words without any willingness to put them into practice.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִתְבַּצֵּר בְּעֶמְדוֹתָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
הִתְעַקֵּשׁ עַל דֵּעוֹתָיו אוֹ דְּבָרָיו לְלֹא כָּל נְכוֹנוּת לְהִתְגַּמֵּשׁ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)