(v) be a regular customer or client of, Syn. patronise, support, patronage, keep going, Example:We patronize this store; Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
[不到黄河心不死 / 不到黃河心不死, bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ] lit. do not stop until one reaches the Yellow River (成语 saw); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left#112929
[いとをひく, itowohiku] (exp, v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; (2) to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on