VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Weather the storm

Meaning:

Go through something difficult

Examples:

  • Nor do we know whether the European Union, in spite of the euro umbrella sheltering us, will be able to weather the storm of serious problems that will affect such extremely important sectors in the future, that is, the steel, shipbuilding and textiles sectors.
  • If your marriage is in trouble, can you weather the storm?
  • That would be unfortunate, but we would weather the storm.
  • Some countries were better placed to weather the storm than others.
  • I thought I could weather the storm, but that's...
  • I'm sure you'll weather the storm just fine.
  • He'll weather the storm at sea.
  • In the 1930s Europe did not weather the storm and failed.
  • I'm sure he'll be able to help our company weather the storm.
  • I firmly believe that we will weather the storm today.