last out
To have enough of something to get through a difficult time, or to keep going until a period of time is finished.
Meanings
(Of a supply or resource) to be sufficient to cover a required period of time.
"Do you think the food will last out until the end of the expedition?"
(Of a person) to survive, endure, or remain healthy enough to get through a difficult period.
"The doctors weren't sure he would last out the night, but he pulled through."
To stay in a job, relationship, or role for the full duration despite difficulties.
"She didn't think her new colleague would last out the probation period."
Common in British English. Often used to talk about supplies, energy, money, or people surviving a difficult period. Frequently appears in questions and negatives: 'Will it last out?', 'He won't last out the winter.'
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