Never say die

1. Never give up.

Idioms and Phrases

Don't ever give up, do not despair, as in This stage set doesn't look too promising, but never say die, it may still work out . This maxim today is often used ironically and deprecatingly, for something that has already failed. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Courage was there, and the will of never-say-die; and Jaska, moreover, was coming back to the man she loved.

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Then his native pluck and the never-say-die spirit of the young American came to his aid.

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For it takes courage, dogged persistence, resiliency—in short, the never-say-die spirit to succeed in any of the arts.

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Mr. Burton's heroine is a brave, determined, never-say-die young woman whose faith in her lover could not be shaken.

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The “never-say-die” spirit of college football that makes it such a glorious game sparkles on every page.

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Related Words

• brave
• encounter
• experience
• face
• feel
• go through
• know
• ride out
• suffer
• sustain
• tolerate
• undergo
• weather
• withstand