词组 | keep your head above water |
释义 | Idiom keep your head above waterkeep (your) head above water to have just enough money to live or to continue a business.With extra income from private sponsorship, the club is just about managing to keep its head above water. keep (one's) head above water1. 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). If credit cards are the only thing keeping your head above water, then your situation is more dire than I thought. keep your head above waterCOMMON If you keep your head above water, you have just enough money to live on or to continue with a business. Thousands of small businesses are struggling to keep their heads above water. I need two jobs just to keep my head above water. keep your head above wateravoid succumbing to difficulties, especially falling into debt.keep your ˈhead above watersucceed in staying out of debt; manage to deal with tasks, responsibilities, etc: The company had great difficulty keeping its head above water during the economic crisis.I don’t know how she manages to keep her head above water. She has so much to do. |
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