- keep head above water
- To keep one's head above water means to try to survive by staying out of debt, for example a small business.
Business has been slow, but we've managed to keep our head above water.
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keep head above water
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keep head above water — keep (your) head above water to have just enough money to live or to continue a business. With extra income from private sponsorship, the club is just about managing to keep its head above water … New idioms dictionary
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 has difficulty keeping his head above water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 has difficulty keeping his head above water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep your head above water — informal phrase to manage to live or keep a business working even though you are not earning much money We all have to co operate just to keep our heads above water. Thesaurus: to have just enough moneysynonym Main entry: head * * * keep you … Useful english dictionary
keep one's head above water — see under ↑water • • • Main Entry: ↑head keep one s head above water To remain out of difficulty or trouble, esp to keep solvent • • • Main Entry: ↑water * * * avoid succumbing to difficulties, typically debt … Useful english dictionary
keep your head above water — ► to try to manage a difficult situation, especially when it involves a lot of work or a lack of money: »The business has lurched from one financial crisis to another but we have managed to keep our heads above water. Main Entry: ↑head … Financial and business terms
keep your head above water — keep (your) head above water to have just enough money to live or to continue a business. With extra income from private sponsorship, the club is just about managing to keep its head above water … New idioms dictionary
keep your head above water — If you are just managing to survive financially, you are keeping your head above water … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep one's head above water — ► keep one s head above water avoid succumbing to difficulties. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
Head Above Water — Infobox Film name = Head Above Water caption = director = Jim Wilson writer = Eirik Ildahl Geir Eriksen Theresa Marie starring = Cameron Diaz Harvey Keitel Craig Sheffer Billy Zane producer = Guy East distributor = New Line Cinema released = 1996 … Wikipedia
