stay the course

idiom

: to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult
We'll succeed in the end if we just stay the course.

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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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