linger on
成語所屬單字linger
linger on — 慣用語
1. To continue existing or staying for a long time, especially when this is unwante
1.慣用語
釋義
持續存在；揮之不去
To continue existing or staying for a long time, especially when this is unwanted or unexpected.
例句
The cough she caught in winter lingered on well into spring.
Old habits from her childhood lingered on even after she moved abroad.