sticktoitiveness

Persistence and determination; tenacity. He's always had great ideas for novels, but he's never had enough sticktoitiveness to complete one. We need someone punctual and reliable, with the sticktoitiveness necessary to see high-pressure projects through to completion.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sticktoitiveness

(stɪkˈtuɪtɪvnəs)

n. tenacity. The kid has sticktoitiveness. I like that in a kid.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

stick-to-itiveness
be going great guns
if (one) is a day
if he is a day
if he's, she's, etc. a day
French leave
if (one's) a day
if a day
if one’s a day
joog

References in periodicals archive

I thought that by trying for a near impossible task and failing over and over again, I would learn about the value of sticktoitiveness. I would learn to keep going despite frustration.

THE POWER OF ALMOST

By his own words, it's exactly that type of foresight and "sticktoitiveness" that makes a difference for brokers and other players looking to carve out their slice of the real estate pie.

Business as usual as Isak looks to his past while building new future?

senator, and Fiona, a crossword aficionado--teach him more about "sticktoitiveness" than he ever could have expected.

DOWN AND ACROSS

Cold, injured, bereaved, suffering from the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, and facing the bleakest imaginable future, victims in northeastern Japan seemed only to embody the spirit of gaman, or "sticktoitiveness" that exemplifies the Japanese character.

In the wake of the tsunami: religious responses to the great East Japan Earthquake

Whatever became of those good old Horatio Alger days when hard work and sticktoitiveness and lofty morals got you over the hump?

Dawn Powell: Hemingway's "favorite living writer"

`We're playing with a lot of wounded Ducks, we're thin, and they just continue to amaze me with their sticktoitiveness, and their attention to detail, and the spirit that they have.

GAME REPORT

词组	sticktoitiveness
释义	sticktoitiveness sticktoitiveness Persistence and determination; tenacity. He's always had great ideas for novels, but he's never had enough sticktoitiveness to complete one. We need someone punctual and reliable, with the sticktoitiveness necessary to see high-pressure projects through to completion. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sticktoitiveness (stɪkˈtuɪtɪvnəs) n. tenacity. The kid has sticktoitiveness. I like that in a kid. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: stick-to-itiveness be going great guns if (one) is a day if he is a day if he's, she's, etc. a day French leave if (one's) a day if a day if one’s a day joog References in periodicals archive I thought that by trying for a near impossible task and failing over and over again, I would learn about the value of sticktoitiveness. I would learn to keep going despite frustration. THE POWER OF ALMOST By his own words, it's exactly that type of foresight and "sticktoitiveness" that makes a difference for brokers and other players looking to carve out their slice of the real estate pie. Business as usual as Isak looks to his past while building new future? senator, and Fiona, a crossword aficionado--teach him more about "sticktoitiveness" than he ever could have expected. DOWN AND ACROSS Cold, injured, bereaved, suffering from the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder, and facing the bleakest imaginable future, victims in northeastern Japan seemed only to embody the spirit of gaman, or "sticktoitiveness" that exemplifies the Japanese character. In the wake of the tsunami: religious responses to the great East Japan Earthquake Whatever became of those good old Horatio Alger days when hard work and sticktoitiveness and lofty morals got you over the hump? Dawn Powell: Hemingway's "favorite living writer" `We're playing with a lot of wounded Ducks, we're thin, and they just continue to amaze me with their sticktoitiveness, and their attention to detail, and the spirit that they have. GAME REPORT
随便看	have at have a taste for (something) have a Technicolor yawn have at fingertips have a/the bright idea have a/the feel of (something) have a/the right to (do something) have a/the right to (something) have a/the wolf by the ear(s) have a thick head have a thick skin have a thick skull have a thing have a thing about have a thing about somebody/something have a thing about (someone or something) have a thing for (someone) have a thing for (something) have a thing going have a thing going (with someone) have a thin skin have a thin time have a thin time (of it) have a thirst for have a thirst for (something)