Die hard
Die hard verb - Continue to exist.
Both terms in one sentence
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Subverted in Die Hard with a Vengeance with "Simon" playing a Simon-Says type game with the main character through the first half of the movie in order to prevent a bomb from being detonated.
Source: Criminal Mind Games - Subverted in the Die Hard-on-a-bus film Speed where the police are actually competent at helping out the protagonist, forming an escort to prevent collisions, mapping out a survivable route with the help of a police captain from a chopper and blocking off roads so the bus won't explode.
Source: Police Are Useless / Film
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