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be built to last
made to stay useful
If something is built to last, it is made strongly so that it will remain useful for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Why are you buying that expensive suitcase?
It is built to last, so I won't need another one soon.
This wooden table is simple, but it is built to last.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: These radios were built for lasting.
Say: These radios were built to last.
Use “built to last,” not “built for lasting,” in this fixed expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be built to last; be built to last for years
Your turn: say it out loud
This wooden table is simple, but it is built to last.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be built to last
made to stay useful
“This wooden table is simple, but it is built to last.”
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