here to stay

Idioms  

1. Permanent or established, as in I'm afraid the uncertainty about energy costs is here to stay. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

"Our hotel and cafes are half empty. Many people have come here to stay longer, waiting to see what happens with the war," he said.

From Barron's

So like it or not, reality television is here to stay.

From Los Angeles Times

“High uncertainty and geo-economic fragmentation are here to stay.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“For us, we still do it at an underground level. We just show up, y le hechamos ganas, but now we sing, neither here nor there, but we’re here to stay,” said Rene Pacheco after the performance.

From Los Angeles Times

Sensing the boom was here to stay, she dropped out of university to focus on her new career.

From BBC