stay the course

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stay the course

verb stays the course · staying the course · stayed the course

  1. idiomatic To persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties. If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights.

    Similar: stay the distance

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Françaisgarder le cap

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"stay the course." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{stay_the_course_2026,
  title = {stay the course},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stay%20the%20course},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}