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- ▪ avoid succumbing to difficulties, typically debt
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KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER definition: 1. to just be able to manage, especially when you have financial difficulties: 2. to just be able…. Learn more.
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KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER meaning: 1. to just be able to...
- Znaczenie Keep Your Head Above Water, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
keep your head above water definicja: 1. to just be able to...
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The meaning of KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER is to avoid financial failure while having money problems. How to use keep one's head above water in a sentence.
1. Literally, to hold one's head out of the water as to avoid drowning. This lifejacket will help Sally to keep her head above water in the pool. 2. To (barely) avoid being consumed by a stressful or unpleasant situation (often related to work or finance).
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to succeed to survive in bad financial situationsto keep itself out of trouble in any difficult situationmanage to live well even in financial difficultiesto keep up with some difficult work or task in unfavourable circumstancesI have to work 60 hours a week just to keep my head above water. I don’t know how people do it.With my new promotion at work it has been a struggle to keep my head above water.They are increasing the rent on our apartment. I do not know how we are going to keep our heads above water.In order to keep my head above waterI have had to get a second job.The origin of this phrase is not known. It is easy to surmise that the definition is taken from the literal need to keep your head above the water when swimming. If you do not keep your head above water you will drown. In this sense it is used literally. In the idiom it is a metaphorical drowning. Typically used when you are “drowning” in work or d...
The idiom keeping my head above water means managing to survive in difficult circumstances, especially when facing challenges or financial difficulties. It often implies struggling to cope with various pressures or responsibilities while striving to stay afloat and avoid being overwhelmed.
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If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business.
1. Literally, to hold one's head out of the water as to avoid drowning. This lifejacket will help Sally to keep her head above water in the pool. 2. To (barely) avoid being consumed by a stressful or unpleasant situation (often related to work or finance).
