刚愎自用
As tough as nails.
Reckon without one's host.
To be a law unto oneself.
eg:Our boss is stubborn as a mule, never takes any one's advice.
中英俚语俗语来源:苏东坡后集·谢宣召入学士院状:“知臣刚愎自用,虽有宽饶(盖宽饶)之狂,察臣招摩不移,庶几长市之守。”
反义词:不耻下问 Bow down thy ear.