here to stay



here to stay

Permanent or established, as in I'm afraid the uncertainty about energy costs is here to stay. [First half of 1900s]
See also: here, stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bora (2)-Albanian
Nicoline-French, Dutch
NaoiseNEE-shaIrish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
SeÒNaid-Scottish
Ciriacochee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
GertrudeGUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)English, Dutch