Japan's Cultural Code Words, 「小田原評定」, 英語のタイトル A Delaying Tacticの項に出てきた表現を取り上げます。
At the end of this period absolutely no progress had been made. The bucho had dug their heels in and would not move. The company had become victim of the traditional Japanese syndrome known as Odawara hyojo, or in colloquial terms, "the Odawara impasse," an expression that is derived from an event that took place in 16th century Japan.
"dig one's heel" は慣用句の様なので辞書で調べます。 "dig one's heel" では見つかりませんでしたが、 "dig in one's heel" として次ぎの辞書に説明がありました。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to take or persist in an uncompromising position or attitude despite opposition
At the end of this period absolutely no progress had been made. The bucho had dug their heels in and would not move. The company had become victim of the traditional Japanese syndrome known as Odawara hyojo, or in colloquial terms, "the Odawara impasse," an expression that is derived from an event that took place in 16th century Japan.
"dig one's heel" は慣用句の様なので辞書で調べます。 "dig one's heel" では見つかりませんでしたが、 "dig in one's heel" として次ぎの辞書に説明がありました。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to take or persist in an uncompromising position or attitude despite opposition
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