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Persévérance - Persistence

Explorez les idiomes anglais concernant la persévérance avec des exemples comme "qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente" et "ne pas plaisanter".

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English idioms related to Perseverance
come rain or come shine

no matter what happens

Ex: We'll meet at the park, come rain or come shine. 
(to|until) the bitter end

up to the point where something faces its inevitable failure or fails to achieve any degree of success

jusqu'au bout amer, jusqu'au bout

jusqu'au bout amer, jusqu'au bout

Ex: He fought for his rights to the bitter end. 
to [get|take] the bit between {one's} teeth

to begin doing or taking part in something with enthusiasm and determination

se lancer à fond, s'y mettre avec ardeur

se lancer à fond, s'y mettre avec ardeur

Ex: Once she got the bit between her teeth, nobody could slow her down. 
to [go] down (swinging|fighting)

to keep on trying despite the high chance of failure

se battre jusqu'au bout, ne pas tomber sans lutter

se battre jusqu'au bout, ne pas tomber sans lutter

Ex: Even when the company was collapsing, she went down fighting. 
to [grit] {one's} teeth

to face one's challenges or problems with absolute courage and determination

tenir bon, s'accrocher

tenir bon, s'accrocher

Ex: She gritted her teeth and kept working through the pain. 
to [keep] {one's} [head] above water

to manage to stay strong and determined, despite the likelihood of failure

rester à flot, tenir bon

rester à flot, tenir bon

Ex: Even with his debts piling up, he managed to keep his head above water. 
to [keep] {one's} chin up

to manage to keep one's spirit and stay hopeful in the face of challenges and hardships

garder le moral, ne pas perdre espoir

garder le moral, ne pas perdre espoir

Ex: Keep your chin up; things will get better soon. 
to [live] to (fight|see) another day

to survive a tough situation or disastrous experience and get the chance to try again

s'en sortir pour retenter, sauver sa peau et repartir

s'en sortir pour retenter, sauver sa peau et repartir

Ex: We lost the contract, but we lived to fight another day. 
to [push] it
to push it
[Phrase]

to persist on achieving a particular result by taking risks, particularly when one should stop

forcer le coup, prendre trop de risques

forcer le coup, prendre trop de risques

Ex: He knew he was pushing it by trying to finish the project in one day. 
to [put] up a fight

to try one's best to stay strong and determined in the face of danger or extremely low odds of success

résister, se battre

résister, se battre

Ex: Despite the overwhelming odds, the small team put up a fight. 
to [stand|hold] {one's} ground

to keep defending one's plans or opinions despite facing opposition

camper sur ses positions, ne pas céder

camper sur ses positions, ne pas céder

Ex: Even under pressure, she stood her ground and defended her proposal. 
by hook or by crook

by any means that is necessary

par tous les moyens, coûte que coûte

par tous les moyens, coûte que coûte

Ex: He was determined to get the money by hook or by crook. 
come hell or high water

no matter how many obstacles one might face or how hard achieving something gets

quoi qu'il arrive, coûte que coûte

quoi qu'il arrive, coûte que coûte

Ex: Come hell or high water, I'll be there for your graduation. 
come what may

no matter what happens or how difficult thigs turn out to be

quoi qu'il arrive, quoi qu'il en soit

quoi qu'il arrive, quoi qu'il en soit

Ex: Come what may, I'll stand by you. 
in the teeth of {sth}

no matter how many problems one might face or how hard achieving something gets

en dépit de, face à de grands obstacles

en dépit de, face à de grands obstacles

Ex: They pushed ahead with the plan in the teeth of strong opposition. 
(last|final) resort

an option or solution that is only chosen when every other alternative has failed

dernier recours, comme ultime recours

dernier recours, comme ultime recours

Ex: When negotiations failed, they turned to legal action as a last resort. 
the courage of {one's} (own|) convictions

one's bravery and determination to do what they believe is the right thing, regardless of what other people may think

le courage d'assumer ses convictions, la force de tenir ses positions

le courage d'assumer ses convictions, la force de tenir ses positions

Ex: She had the courage of her convictions and spoke out against the unfair policy. 
dead set
dead set
[Phrase]

firmly determined and focused on the task at hand

bien décidé, déterminé à fond

bien décidé, déterminé à fond

Ex: She was dead set on finishing the report before midnight. 
to [keep] it up

to maintain a good performance and continue persevering in one's efforts

continuer comme ça, tenir le rythme

continuer comme ça, tenir le rythme

Ex: You're doing great; keep it up. 
to [mean] business

to be very serious about fulfilling one's intentions

ne pas plaisanter, être très sérieux

ne pas plaisanter, être très sérieux

Ex: When she said she would quit if nothing changed, everyone knew she meant business. 
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