bull-headed

Related to bull-headed: obstinate

bull-headed

Inflexible; stubborn; overly willful or obstinate. Our son is so bull-headed. Once he's made up his mind about something, there's no way anyone can change it! We've got a bull-headed new boss in the office who thinks her way of doing things is the only correct one.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bullheaded

mod. stubborn. You are the most bullheaded man I’ve ever known.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bullheaded
  • have a hard head
  • hardheaded
  • hard head
  • a hard head
  • (one's) heart is set on (something)
  • one's heart is set on
  • have a thick head
  • have a thick skull
  • hard line
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