staying power

The ability to endure or last, as in I'm not sure that this young novelist will have staying power, or Our candidate definitely has staying power. This expression comes from racing, where it means "the strength to maintain speed through a race." [Second half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chandrakant	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Dominique	do-mee-NEEK	French
Irmuska	EER-moosh-kaw	Hungarian (Rare)
Prema	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi
Hristijan	-	Macedonian
Alice	['ælis]