Give sb the runaround: treat sb badly by not telling them the truth, or by not giving them the help or the information they need, and sending them somewhere else 草草打发,敷衍了事,搪塞
Residents claim they were given the runaround by the local council, from whom they had no help at all.
居民指出当地委员会对他们敷衍了事,没有任何帮助.

Hold/stand your ground:坚守阵地,不让步,不退缩
In spite of the enemy's fierce attack, we stood our ground and eventually they had to retreat.
After arguing about future policy for three hours, he was still standing his ground.
就未来的政策问题争执了3个小时后,他仍然坚持自己的看法.
Don't let him persuade you─stand your ground.
别听他的 坚持自己的主张吧.