weather the storm
Definition
› If someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem: In the next few days we shall see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his ill-advised remarks.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduringTolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people
(Definition of weather the storm from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- tough sth out phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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