Verb
stay the course (third-person singular simple present stays the course, present participle staying the course, simple past and past participle stayed the course)
(idiomatic) To persist or continue.
If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights.
And if you like 14.4 percent unemployment, if you like the fact that 70 percent of home mortgages in Nevada are underwater, then stay the course. Vote for Harry Reid. John Cornyn
The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course. Irene Rosenfeld
Relationship gurus always said that an attraction based on friendship and mutual respect was far more likely to stay the course - and the bastards were right. Marian Keyes
Stay the course and keep building an integrated Apple ecosystem of iPhone + iPod + iMac + iTunes + App Store + Apple TV. No one has yet demonstrated they understand how to create an 'experience-based ecosystem' as well as Apple. John Sculley
Set your compass to beauty, humor, and grief; stay the course no matter what, and I'll support you with everything I've got. Chris Jordan
It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime. We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers will continue to go down. Jack Johnson