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weather the storm

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1. weather the storm - Verb

2. weather the storm - Phrase

Meaning

weather the storm (third-person singular simple present weathers the storm, present participle weathering the storm, simple past and past participle weathered the storm)

(idiomatic) To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.
Do you think you can weather the storm, or will you just sell your house now?

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If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm. Frank Lane

It doesnt matter what people say about me, I weather the storm. Terrell Owens

A modest contribution as our world unites to collectively weather the storm of this pandemic together,” says Roitfeld. Source: Internet

As we weather the storm, lurching from the whitecapped swell of one crisis to the next, there’s a growing fear that Europe doesn’t know how to steer towards safe harbour. Source: Internet

And it is a demand they have since amplified through an online petition signed by more than 30,000 calling for an emergency basic income to help Canadians weather the storm. Source: Internet

Al-Hammami thought her business could weather the storm because gaming had become so popular and her business was flourishing. Source: Internet

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