| 单词 | head above water, keep one's |
| 释义 | head above water, keep one'sStay out of trouble, especially financial difficulties; also, keep up with work or other demands. For example, With new bills coming in every day they're barely keeping their heads above water, or The work's piling up, but I manage to keep my head above water. This expression alludes to keeping oneself from drowning. [Early 1700s] Also see in deep. Words nearby head above water, keep one'sHDV, hdw., hdwd, he, head, head above water, keep one's, headache, headachy, head and shoulders above, head-and-tail light, head arrangement The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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