here to stay

idiom

: likely to last or be present for a long time
She's convinced that her bad luck is here to stay.

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The lyrics are, at long last, here to stay. Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 Stars like Katie Holmes, Lindsay Lohan, and Jessica Alba are proof that the evergreen coat is here to stay, especially in wear-with-anything neutrals like tan and chocolate brown. Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Emma Chamberlain is proving her pixie cut is here to stay. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 Policymakers are drafting rules that assume this technology is here to stay. Annabelle Huang, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for here to stay

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“Here to stay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20to%20stay. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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