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weather the storm

to get through a difficult period

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In more detail

1. (idiom) to survive or get through a difficult or dangerous situation successfully

Examples

• The company managed to weather the storm during the economic crisis and came out stronger.

How to use weather the storm

This idiom is used to describe successfully surviving a difficult period or challenge, often implying that the difficulty is temporary and will pass. It suggests resilience and perseverance through adversity. The metaphor draws from ships surviving storms at sea, making it particularly apt for describing crises, controversies, or hardship.

Common phrases

• weather the storm together
• weather the storm of criticism
• help someone weather the storm
• weather the economic storm
• weather the political storm

Synonyms

get through · endure · survive · ride out · come through

A common mistake

Learners sometimes write 'whether the storm' by confusing the homophone whether (the conjunction) with weather (the noun/verb), though this is a spelling error rather than a usage error.

Nearby in Headline Expressions

rock the boat, a shot across the bow, a band-aid solution, turn the tide, on the chopping block, a lightning rod

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