stick-in-the-mud

• Décrit une personne qui est vieux jeu, peu aventureuse ou qui résiste au changement.

Describes a person who is old-fashioned, unadventurous, or resistant to change.

1. Old-fashioned or UnadventurousC1informal

   Describing someone who is resistant to change, new ideas, or fun activities; overly conventional.

   Vieux jeu / Esprit étroit

   • His stick-in-the-mud attitude prevented the team from trying new approaches.
   • She gave a stick-in-the-mud response to the proposal for a modern office layout.
   • The party was boring because of his stick-in-the-mud rules.

   Synonymesconservativeconventionalfuddy-duddyhideboundold-fashionedsquarestodgystraitlacedstuffyunadventurous

   Antonymesadventurousmodernopen-mindedprogressivespontaneous

• Nom désignant une personne lente, démodée ou opposée au changement, souvent utilisée pour décrire quelqu'un qui est réticent à adopter de nouvelles idées ou qui freine les autres.

A noun referring to a person who is slow, old-fashioned, or resistant to change, often used to describe someone who moves slowly or is reluctant to adopt new ideas.

1. Slow or unadventurous personB2informal

   A person who is slow, old-fashioned, or resistant to change and new ideas.

   Personne lente et peu aventureuse

   • Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud; come try the new roller coaster!
   • My uncle is a real stick-in-the-mud who never wants to try new restaurants.
   • The group wanted to go dancing, but Mark was a stick-in-the-mud and stayed home.

   Synonymesconservativediehardfogeyfuddy-duddymossbacksquarestuffed shirttraditionalist

   Antonymesadventurerdaredevilgo-gettericonoclastinnovatormaverickpioneerrisk taker