Words That Mean to Continue on

continue

1 abide, carry on, endure, last, live on, persist, remain, rest, stay, stay on, survive

2 go on, keep at, keep on, keep one's hand in, keep the ball rolling, keep up, maintain, persevere, persist in, prolong, pursue, stick at, stick to, sustain

3 draw out, extend, lengthen, project, prolong, reach

4 carry on, pick up where one left off, proceed, recommence, resume, return to, take up

Antonyms

1 abdicate, leave, quit, resign, retire, step down

2 & 4 break off, call it a day, cease, discontinue, give up, leave off, pack in (Brit. informal) quit, stop

English Collins Dictionary - English synonyms & Thesaurus

Collaborative Dictionary     English Thesaurus

bite off more than one can chew	id.	to attempt or take on a task that is way to big and beyond one's capability	I wonder if that craftsman will be able to fulfil the three commitments he took on at the same time; in my opinion he bites off more than he can chew!
! ECF	exp.	errors continue forward
to be left floundering	exp.	to be left in a state of confusion or uncertainty
fly off the handle	v.	become very angry ; lose one's temper	[Fam.] Ex.: She kept a cool head as he was saying all kinds of mean and horrors about her but when he said her Chinese crested dog was ugly, it was the match in the powder barrel and she just flew off the handle
live off the grid	exp.	live without being connected to one of more public utilities (such as water, electric power)
retain	v.	continue to have something; keep something
! pop off	exp.	telling someone to fight you."do sth !"	[Slang]
wave off	v.	wave hand as a sign of rejection, disapproval or lack of interest
live off	v.	to depend on something or on someone to cover the basic expenses	E.g.: He lived off the money he inherited from his father while he had been working as a volunteer.
all bets are off	exp.	expression meaning that a situation is no longer certain or predictable and that anything can happen	originating from horse racing where "all bets are off" indicated that bets already made were null due to various unpredicted factors
Elvis has left the building	exp.	the show is over, you can go home, the main purpose of your presence is gone	was used in Elvis concerts to prevent people from waiting an encore
LMFAO	exp.	laughing my fucking ass off	[Slang];[Arg.]
put smb. off the scent	exp.	mislead someone; deliberately provide wrong information to forbid someone from knowing the truth	E.g.: They are no longer in town, but hey left their car in front of the house just to put everybody off the scent.
play to one's strengths	v.	to prioritize using one's natural abilities and specific skills, especially by pursuing tasks or goals suited to such skills
online storage	n.	a repository in cyberspace where ones digital contents and assets might be stored	[Tech.]
give (sb) the (middle) finger	v.	make an obscene and offensive gesture at someone by closing one's fist and extending one's middle finger upwards, interpreted as"Sod off!"; [US] flip (sb) off / flip (sb) the bird	Ex.: he has an unfortunate tendency and somewhat dangerous habit of giving the finger to motorists who cut in front of him.

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