have no staying power



have no staying power

to lack endurance; not to be able to last. Sally can swim fast for a short distance, but she has no staying power. That horse can start fairly fast, but it has no staying power.
See also: have, power, stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Osgar-Anglo-Saxon
Pele-Polynesian Mythology
Yrian-Medieval Scandinavian
Klementina-Slovene, Croatian
ÜLkÜ-Turkish
SofÍAso-FEE-ahSpanish