It's going to be a tough project but we're in it 'for the long haul'. [=we are prepared to work on the project until it is completed]
Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug 'hauls' in the history of the county.
I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately 'hauled over the coals' by my boss.
(..) We're chasing evidence. Of what? That bomb went off to hide something: Bodies infected with a virus you detected. They haul oil in tanker trucks. They haul gas in tanker trucks. They do not haul viruses. Well, they may be hauling a virus in these tanker trucks. What do you mean? Mulder? (..)1998 The X Files
(..) Hey, you wanna buy a badge? They left an hour ago. Going that way. Unmarked tanker trucks. What do archaeologists haul out in tanker trucks? - I don't know. - Where are they going with it? That's the first question to answer if we're gonna find them. What are my choices? (..)1998 The X Files