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Perseverance - Persistence

Explore English idioms regarding persistence with examples like "come rain or come shine" and "mean business".

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come rain or come shine

no matter what happens

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to the bitter end

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

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to get the bit between one's teeth

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

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to go down swinging

to keep on trying despite the high chance of failure

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to grit one's teeth

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

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to keep one's head above water

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

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to keep one's chin up

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

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to live to fight another day

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

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to push it

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

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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

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to stand one's ground

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

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by hook or by crook

by any means that is necessary

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come hell or high water

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

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come what may

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

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in the teeth of something

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

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last resort

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

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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

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dead set

firmly determined and focused on the task at hand

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to keep it up

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

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to mean business

to be very serious about fulfilling one's intentions

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