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 don't have to outrun them long, just long enough. Lighten the ship, stem to stern! Anything we can afford to lose, see that it's lost. Apparently, there's a leak. Haul on the main brace! Make ready the guns! And run out the sweeps. - Pull! - Ho! We're gonna need that. It was a good plan. Gibbs! (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl