weather the storm
/ˌweðə ðə ˈstɔːm/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
to get through a difficult period without serious harm
Examples
- 1The little bookshop weathered the storm when a big chain opened across the road.
- 2Money was tight for a whole year, but as a family we weathered the storm together.
- 3Leo's team lost six matches in a row, yet the coach stayed calm and helped them weather the storm.
- 4Can the club weather the storm now that its biggest sponsor has pulled out?
- 5The new flatmates argued all through the first term, but they weathered the storm and are now close friends.
Grammar
weather is a regular verb here: weathered, weathering. Keep the storm singular, with the.
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