KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER

Meaning of KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER in English

to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER — See ↑ OWE 8, ↑ SURVIVE 4
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER — survive, have just enough to live, get by With a part-time job, I was able to keep my head above …
English Idioms vocab
KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER — survive, have just enough to live, get by With a part-time job, I was able to keep my head above …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
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ABOVE — I. əˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English above, aboven, from Old English abufan, from a- (I) + bufan above (akin to …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
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KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
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ABOVE — /euh buv"/ , adv. 1. in, at, or to a higher place. 2. overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My …
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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
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
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ABOVE — I. ə-ˈbəv adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abufan, from a- + bufan above, from be- + ufan above; …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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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. …
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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) …
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ABOVE — [above] adv [ME, fr. OE abufan, fr. a- + bufan above, fr. be- + ufan above; akin to OE ofer …
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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
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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ABOVE — / əˈbʌv; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. at or to a higher place or position …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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ABOVE — I. a ‧ bove 1 S2 W1 /əˈbʌv/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . in a higher position than …
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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
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
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ABOVE — prep., adv., adj., & n. --prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) …
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WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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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.) …
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WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
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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
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
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HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
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ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is above another …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is ~ another …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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ABOVE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Above all else (= more than any other things ) ▪ Above all else …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
ABOVE — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - higher than or more than (something)The stars above (us) seemed cold and distant.The helicopter was …
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