stay the course

1. 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

This implies the bond market remains skeptical about whether the Fed is going to stay the course and meet its goals.

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Buy longer-dated Treasury bonds and stay the course on gold.

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Already, the coalition he relies on to remain in power is showing fractures, with extremist figures representing settler interests expressing their anger that Netanyahu didn’t stay the course and continue fighting.

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Brook has the ability to play a defining role and Jamie Smith's challenge is to stay the course after fading against India, his first five-Test series as a wicketkeeper.

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“We expect the strategy will likely stay the course,” Robert Fishman, a MoffettNathanson research analyst, wrote in a report.

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Related Words

• endure 
• hold on 
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• persist 
• press on 
• proceed 
• pursue 
• stand firm www.thesaurus.com