Weather the Storm

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🗓️ Idiom: Weather the Storm (v)

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💬 Meaning

• To survive a difficult or challenging situation without giving up or being defeated.
• Often used in business or personal contexts to describe enduring hard financial times until conditions improve.

🧠 Example Sentences

• The company managed to weather the storm during the economic recession.
• We had some tough months, but our team weathered the storm and came out stronger.
• He weathered the storm of negative press and eventually rebuilt his reputation.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom comes from nautical language. Ships at sea must “weather the storm” by enduring severe weather without sinking. Over time, the phrase came to representing facing and overcoming adversity in any context.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

The small business had to __________ during the pandemic to stay afloat.

Answer

weather the storm

2. Choose the correct meaning of “weather the storm”:

A) Avoid responsibility
B) Survive a difficult situation
C) Complain about problems

Answer

B) Survive a difficult situation

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“She stayed strong through months of financial hardship.” → Change the sentence using: weather the storm

Answer

She weathered the storm through months of financial hardship.

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