“Keep your head above water”
Challenges定義
設法生存或應對，尤其是在經濟或工作困難的情況下。
English: To manage to survive or cope, especially with financial or work difficulties.
例句
範例
1 / 2“We are working extra shifts just to keep our heads above water.”
我們不得不加班加點來應對經濟困難。
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.
我們不得不加班加點來應對經濟困難。
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 dictionary常見問題
- What does "Keep your head above water" mean?
- "Keep your head above water" means 設法生存或應對，尤其是在經濟或工作困難的情況下。.
- 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.