“Keep your head above water”
Challenges意味
特に経済的または仕事上の困難に直面した際に、何とか生き延びたり、対処したりすること。
English: To manage to survive or cope, especially with financial or work difficulties.
例文
例文
1 / 2“We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.”
私たちは経済的な困難を乗り切るために、残業をしています。
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.Compare with the original example
We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.
私たちは経済的な困難を乗り切るために、残業をしています。
Write a two-line conversation using “Keep your head above water”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Keep your head above water" mean?
- "Keep your head above water" means 特に経済的または仕事上の困難に直面した際に、何とか生き延びたり、対処したりすること。.
- How do you use "Keep your head above water" in a sentence?
- Example: "We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water."
- Should I interpret "Keep your head above water" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.