# tide over

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tide-over
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To support or sustain (someone), especially financially, for a limited period.

## Examples

- Can you lend me ten dollars to tide me over until payday?
- I have enough savings to tide me over for a few months while I look for a new job.
- The small emergency grant was intended only to tide the displaced family over until they could secure more permanent housing and employment.

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