to soldier
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5.8
- verb
- /ˈsoʊldʒər/
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seguir adelante
- The military must soldier on no matter how doomed the policy and strategy may be.
Put the mask on him, you know, Crack on, soldier on, man up.
- Put the mask on him, you know, Crack on, soldier on, man up.
- But when you're just writing, I think you need to kind of ignore that and just soldier on.
- Every so often you'd have one of those crises of confidence, but on most days you would just soldier through and everything was fine.
- We hear the weary and worried voices of mothers, daughters and sisters who are left to to soldier on at home without them.
- But if you kind of like just take a big breath and soldier forward that it's not as big of a mistake as, you know, it actually is.
Examples
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Hynek soldiered on, founding the Center for UFO Studies, but the ground was shifting in a fundamental way.
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I think Obama knows that he has to soldier on, if only to protect AG Holder from a special investigation.
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And it is for her you must soldier on!
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Are you gonna soldier on, no matter what happens?
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And I must soldier on
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In such circumstances, one has to soldier on and try to do better.
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We have to soldier on, though, and try to create happy memories for our children.
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Every so often you'd have one of those crises of confidence, but on most days you would just soldier through and everything was fine.
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But clearly, no such control exists, and Nadir just keeps soldiering on.
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Despite the challenging circumstances, she chose to soldier on without giving up.
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Idioms
Compounds
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7.8
A soldier who fought for the Southern states during the American Civil War
- Formal
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6.3
A soldier who died in war whose name cannot be found and who stands for all war dead
A person who follows Christian beliefs and helps people or defends those beliefs
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soldier meaning to keep going comes from the image of real soldiers who continued on in hard conditions, so to 'soldier' on means to continue bravely despite difficulty. That's why when you soldier on you keep working even when things are tough.