weather the storm

Idioms

Survive difficulties, as in If she can just weather the storm of that contract violation, she'll be fine. This expression alludes to a ship coming safely through bad weather. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

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Karp initially was determined to weather the storm after the fresh trove of Epstein files containing new revelations about the relationship between the two men trickled out over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steve Smith weathered the storm, but ran out of partners and was not out 24 as the bowlers cleaned up after the break.

From Barron's

And, through it all, she’s managed to come out on top, not just because she’s a nepo baby or because she’s rich, but because she’s happily weathered the storm.

From Salon

“But, somehow, they were able to weather the storm.”

From Salon

The home team, who cannot qualify for the World Cup, could have been out of sight well before half-time but Clarke's team somehow weathered the storm and found their feet.

From Barron's

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