tide over
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'tīd' and 'ofer', meaning to carry over or across.
مثال
- He lent me some money to tide me over until payday.
- The loan should tide us over until we get the grant.
- The food parcels helped to tide them over during the winter.
ترکیبهای رایج
Tide someone over Tide over until Tide over the winter
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- suffice for a period between two points “This money will keep us going for another year” “Something ----s somebody”
مترادفها
1. Float over, get over by waiting, surmount or pass by caution and patience, escape or evade by the favor of circumstances, avoid by delay.
2. Escape the shoals, avoid by a little, get over without scraping or sinking, keep one's head above water.