Noun: hill to die on (plural hills to die on)
- (idiomatic) An issue to pursue with wholehearted conviction and/or single-minded focus, with little or no regard to the cost.
- 2006, Cate Dermody, The Firebird Deception, Silhouette Books (2006), ISBN 9781426854514, page 113:
- "I'm sorry, Alisha. I can't overrule the European director's decision to move you out of her arena. This isn't a hill to die on. […]
- 2009, Kevin Leman, Under the Sheets: The Secrets to Hot Sex in Your Marriage, Revell (2009), ISBN 9780800734022, page 179:
- Is correct laundry folding really a hill to die on?
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