“Keep your head above water”
ChallengesDefinição
Conseguir sobreviver ou lidar com dificuldades, especialmente financeiras ou profissionais.
English: To manage to survive or cope, especially with financial or work difficulties.
Exemplos
Exemplos
1 / 2“We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.”
Estamos fazendo turnos extras apenas para conseguir lidar com nossas dificuldades financeiras.
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.
Estamos fazendo turnos extras apenas para conseguir lidar com nossas dificuldades financeiras.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionaryPerguntas Frequentes
- What does "Keep your head above water" mean?
- "Keep your head above water" means conseguir sobreviver ou lidar com dificuldades, especialmente financeiras ou profissionais.
- 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.