go the distance

Significado

to keep going until the end of something difficult

Persistir até o fim de algo difícil.

Exemplos

1. 1Few people thought their marriage would go the distance, but they've just celebrated forty years.
2. 2It's a tough course, and only half the students go the distance.
3. 3Leo started three novels last year, but none of them went the distance; he gave up after chapter two.
4. 4Do you think the new coffee shop will go the distance, or close within a year like the last one?
5. 5The diploma took three years of evening classes, and only Priya went the distance.

Gramática

go é irregular: went, gone. the distance fica no singular. Muitas vezes depois de will, can ou manage to.