keep the faith
idiom
: to continue to believe in, trust, or support someone or something when it is difficult to do so
The team has been playing poorly, but its devoted fans have kept the faith.
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Defensively, Ancelotti will continue to keep the faith with Lucas Vázquez at right-back and to prefer Aurélien Tchouameni in central defence alongside Antonio Rüdiger.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
In the end, Wolves decided to keep the faith and after another three points, collected in an emphatic 4-1 win on the road at Fulham, the outlook is beginning to shift for a manager whose team are now a point above the relegation zone.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Fans will have to keep the faith until Sunday, hoping for a Hail Mary, to see if the pope's blessing pays off on the field as the Saints play against the Atlanta Falcons.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Fox News Digital traveled across Israel and the Palestinian territories to speak with Christian leaders who are fighting to keep the faith alive in the face of political, financial and violent threats to its very existence.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
In the end, Wolves decided to keep the faith and after another three points, collected in an emphatic 4-1 win on the road at Fulham, the outlook is beginning to shift for a manager whose team are now a point above the relegation zone.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Fans will have to keep the faith until Sunday, hoping for a Hail Mary, to see if the pope's blessing pays off on the field as the Saints play against the Atlanta Falcons.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Fox News Digital traveled across Israel and the Palestinian territories to speak with Christian leaders who are fighting to keep the faith alive in the face of political, financial and violent threats to its very existence.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024
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“Keep the faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20the%20faith. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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