Idiom
weather the storm
Meaning
To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We will weather the storm together.”
“The company faced a difficult year, but they managed to weather the storm by cutting unnecessary costs.”
“Despite the sudden economic downturn that threatened to bankrupt the firm, the experienced leadership team successfully weathered the storm and emerged stronger than before.”
Examples
simple
“We will weather the storm together.”
contextual
“The company faced a difficult year, but they managed to weather the storm by cutting unnecessary costs.”
complex
“Despite the sudden economic downturn that threatened to bankrupt the firm, the experienced leadership team successfully weathered the storm and emerged stronger than before.”
Origin
Nautical: a ship that 'weathers' a storm survives it at sea; figurative use from the 17th century.
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- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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