The manager was wedded to the idea of getting new computers.
•The mayor was wedded to the new budget plan.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wedded to something — wedded to (something) strongly or closely attached to something. Many teachers are wedded to the ideas and methods they learned in college and find it hard to try anything new. People in this country are really wedded to their cars … New idioms dictionary
be wedded to something — phrase to strongly support an idea We shouldn’t be too strongly wedded to one particular solution. Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or personsynonym Main entry: wed … Useful english dictionary
wedded to — (something) strongly or closely attached to something. Many teachers are wedded to the ideas and methods they learned in college and find it hard to try anything new. People in this country are really wedded to their cars … New idioms dictionary
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