stick-to-it-iveness

stick-to-it-iveness

Persistence and determination; tenacity. He's always had great ideas for novels, but he's never had enough stick-to-it-iveness to complete one. We need someone punctual and reliable, with the stick-to-it-iveness necessary to see high-pressure projects through to completion.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • sticktoitiveness
  • be going great guns
  • sex on a stick
  • if (one) is a day
  • if he is a day
  • if he's, she's, etc. a day
  • old stick
  • joog
  • if one’s a day
  • if a day