“Keep your head above water”
Challengesتعریف
زندہ رہنے یا نمٹنے کا انتظام کرنا، خاص طور پر مالی یا کام کی مشکلات کے ساتھ۔
English: To manage to survive or cope, especially with financial or work difficulties.
مثالیں
مثالیں
1 / 2“We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.”
ہم صرف اپنی مالی مشکلات کو سنبھالنے کے لیے اضافی شفٹوں پر کام کر رہے ہیں۔
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.
ہم صرف اپنی مالی مشکلات کو سنبھالنے کے لیے اضافی شفٹوں پر کام کر رہے ہیں۔
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 dictionaryاکثر پوچھے جانے والے سوالات
- What does "Keep your head above water" mean?
- "Keep your head above water" means زندہ رہنے یا نمٹنے کا انتظام کرنا، خاص طور پر مالی یا کام کی مشکلات کے ساتھ۔.
- 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.