Endure the French drink (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
last out
'endure' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the french drink' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'la'.
'drink' becomes 'stout' (stout is a kind of drink**).
'la'+'stout'='LAST OUT'
(Other definitions for last out that I've seen before include "when all the others have gone" , "Manage to survive" , "Endure" , "Keep on going" , "one leaving after everyone else" .)