keep+one's+head+above+water
71weather — n 1. atmospheric conditions, temperature, Inf. temp, relative humidity, barometric pressure; climate, Literary. clime. 2. strong or heavy wind, windstorm, blow, gale, hurricane; storm, thunderstorm, rainstorm, snowstorm. 3. under the weather… …
72cope — verb 1) she couldn t cope on her own Syn: manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, carry on, get by/through, bear up, hold one s own, keep one s end up, keep one s head above water; informal make it, hack it 2) his… …
73durability — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lastingness Nouns 1. durability, durableness, lastingness, continuity, standing; stability, survival, longevity, age; distance, protraction, or prolongation (of time). See resistance. 2. (long period of… …
74tide over — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. keep one s head above water, keep one going, help, assist, *bridge the gap …
75eke out a living — they barely eked out a living Syn: subsist, survive, get by, scrape by, make ends meet, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water …
76make do — we have precious little but we make do we ll have to make do with just one income Syn: scrape by, get by, manage, cope, survive, muddle through, improvise, make ends meet, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water; informal make… …
77eke out — v 1. supplement, add to, round out, fill in, complete; increase, enlarge, extend, stretch out. 2.(usu. in reference to one s living) manage, get by, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water, make ends meet, scrimp, economize; live …
78get by — verb 1. come to terms with (Freq. 3) We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day • Syn: ↑cope, ↑make out, ↑make do, ↑contend, ↑grapple, ↑ …
79scrape by — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cop …
80eke out a living — SUBSIST, survive, get by, scrape by, make ends meet, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water. → eke …
