don't give up

Stay the course

Don't give up is an exhortation to persist despite difficulty or discouragement.

It urges someone to keep trying when failure or exhaustion tempts them to quit: Don't give up—you're almost there.

The phrase appears in motivational contexts from sports coaching to therapy, and functions as both direct advice and general encouragement.

Related

determination · grit · dig deep · tenacity · courage · against all odds · hope · strength · endure · struggle · fight · overcome · get back up · breakthrough · believe · chin up · faith · hustle

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Opposites
persistence vs. surrender

don't give upgive up

Stop attempting something

quit · surrender · throw in the towel · give in · capitulate

encouragement vs. discouragement

don't give upforget it

Dismissive phrase ending discussion

why bother · move on · stop trying · accept it · let it go

Family

give, don't, gives, gave, given, giving, giver, givers, does

Familiarity
Top 5,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G