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stay the course
Idioms and Phrases
Hold or persevere to the end, as in No, he's not resigning; he's going to stay the course . This metaphoric expression, alluding to a horse running an entire race, was first recorded in 1916.Example Sentences
Years before either tasted any success with the Heartbreakers, Campbell decided to work hard and work smart: Petty was a standout talent, and Campbell would stay the course with him.
The message from Lue to his group was to “stay the course†during these trying times.
“They’ve had to use North Korean and Iranian help. Their economy is a tenth of the size of ours. They’re in trouble and only about a year from collapse. We should stay the course with Ukraine,†I was told.
The takeover is easy when journalism and massive news organizations stay the course and pretend everything is normal.
In an email to Freeman and Bass’ deputy chief of staff, Jenny Delwood, Montemayor called the delay “problematic†but said the county would stay the course on reopening its portion of PCH.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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