| 单词 | to tide it out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tide it out 5. intransitive. figurative. to tide over: to get over or surmount (a difficulty, time of stress, etc.) as if by rising on the flowing tide, or by taking advantage of a favourable tide. With indirect passive. Also †to tide it out (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > surmount difficulties to tide it outa1659 the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > surmount (difficulty or disaster) overcomea1225 surmount1484 compass1561 superate1598 to get above ——1603 to get over ——1618 overa1800 to tide over1821 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [verb (transitive)] > aid in want helpc950 relievea1387 beeta1400 to tide over1865 a1659 F. Osborne Ess. ii, in Wks. (1673) 558 Christianity..is prescribed by her Institutes to Tide it out, although the Stream of its Inconveniencies runs never so strong against the Nature of Man. 1821 Ld. Dudley Lett. 21 Apr. I wish we may be able to tide over this difficulty. 1865 J. R. Seeley Ecce Homo (ed. 8) iv. 36 The transgressor has but to tide over a few years. 1884 Manch. Examiner 12 May 4/7 We..believe that for the moment the difficulty is tided over. < as lemmas |
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