Die hard
Die hard verb - Continue to exist.
Both terms in one sentence
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Die Hard 2 is more straight forward as Stuart takes over the computer systems for Dulles Airport, risking thousands of passengers in the sky to free a South American drug lord.
Source: Evil Plan - Tears of the Sun is even considered to be Die Hard in a jungle despite being a straight up modern-warfare movie (it even started out as Die Hard 4).
Source: "Die Hard" on an X -
The Die Hard franchise can't seem to decide how it feels about this trope, and will play it straight and avert it sometimes within the same movie.
Source: Only a Flesh Wound
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