in (something) for the long haul Idiom

haul ass

do it, hurry, get going If you want a magazine, haul ass. You can buy one at the drugstore.

haul up on the carpet

questioned, disciplined, give me the third degree If you don't obey every rule, you will be hauled up on the carpet.

in the long haul

after several years, for the long term In the long haul, you'll earn more money if you have a degree.

long haul

a long period of time during which work continues or something is done He has decided to stay here for the long haul and will not return to his home country for awhile.

over the short haul

Idiom(s): over the short haul

Theme: TIME - DURATION

for the immediate future.
• Over the short haul, you'd be better off to put your money in the bank.
• Over the short haul, you may wish you had done something different. But things will work out all right.

over the long haul

Idiom(s): over the long haul

Theme: TIME - DURATION

for a relatively long period of time.
• Over the long haul, it might be better to invest in stocks.
• Over the long haul, everything will turn out all right.

haul up somewhere

Idiom(s): haul up (somewhere) AND pull up (somewhere)

Theme: STOP

to stop somewhere; to come to rest somewhere.
• The car hauled up in front of the house.
• My hat blew away just as the bus pulled up.
• The attackers hauled up at the city gates.

haul sb in

Idiom(s): haul sb in

Theme: ARREST

to arrest someone; [for a police officer] to take someone to the police station. (Slang.)
• The cop hauled the crook in.
• They hauled in the suspects.
• The traffic officer said, "Do you want me to haul you in?"

haul sb over the coals

Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coals

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.
• The manager raked me over the coals for being late again.

haul down|haul

v., informal 1. To catch (as a ball) usually after a long run. Willie hauled down a long fly to center field for the third out. The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown. 2. To tackle in football. Ted was hauled down from behind when he tried to run with the ball.

in (something) for the continued haul

Dedicated to accomplishing article for a continued aeon of time. This byword usually describes one's charge to addition or something. Jill knows that accepting a PhD is activity to be tough, but she said she's in it for the continued haul.Learn more: haul, long

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