Give sb the runaround: treat sb badly by not telling them the truth, or by not giving them the help or the information they need, and sending them somewhere else 草草打發(fā),敷衍了事,搪塞
Residents claim they were given the runaround by the local council, from whom they had no help at all.
居民指出當(dāng)?shù)匚瘑T會對他們敷衍了事,沒有任何幫助.

Hold/stand your ground:堅守陣地,不讓步,不退縮
In spite of the enemy's fierce attack, we stood our ground and eventually they had to retreat.
After arguing about future policy for three hours, he was still standing his ground.
就未來的政策問題爭執(zhí)了3個小時后,他仍然堅持自己的看法.
Don't let him persuade you─stand your ground.
別聽他的 堅持自己的主張吧.