KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER

Meaning of KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER in English

v. phr. To remain solvent; manage to stay out of debt. Herb's income declined so drastically that he now has difficulty keeping his head above water.

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KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — avoid failure, avoid loss, avoid depression
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — avoid succumbing to difficulties. → head
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — {v. phr.} To remain solvent; manage to stay out of debt. * /Herb's income declined so drastically that he now …
Slang English vocab
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — {v. phr.} To remain solvent; manage to stay out of debt. * /Herb's income declined so drastically that he now …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE`S HEAD ABOVE WATER — have the ability to pay one`s bills He is having trouble keeping his head above water since his salary has …
English Idioms vocab
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — 1) держаться на поверхности 2) справляться с трудностями
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — 1) держаться на поверхности, держаться на плаву 2) справляться с трудностями
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — держаться на поверхности, справляться с трудностями
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — держаться на поверхности, справляться с трудностями
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — 1) держаться на поверхности, держаться на плаву 2) справляться с трудностями
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — 1) держаться на поверхности, держаться на плаву 2) справляться с трудностями
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — справляться с трудностями
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — справляться с трудностями
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
KEEP ONE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER — 1) держаться на поверхности 2) справляться с трудностями
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOVE — I. əˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English above, aboven, from Old English abufan, from a- (I) + bufan above (akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOVE — /euh buv"/ , adv. 1. in, at, or to a higher place. 2. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOVE — I. ə-ˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abufan, from a- + bufan above, from be- + ufan above; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
ABOVE — adv more than; as, above five hundred were present. 2. above ·adv higher in rank or power; as, he appealed …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABOVE — [above] adv [ME, fr. OE abufan, fr. a- + bufan above, fr. be- + ufan above; akin to OE ofer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOVE — / əˈbʌv; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. at or to a higher place or position …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOVE — I. a ‧ bove 1 S2 W1 /əˈbʌv/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . in a higher position than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1. over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
Oxford English vocab

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