weather the storm

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

“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

“If it’s a slower season, we batten the hatches and weather the storm,” Allen told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Rohit weathered the storm and crunched two sixes in three balls off Mitchell Owen in the 19th over as he got into his groove, reaching a 59th half-century off 74 balls.

From Barron's

Yet, she still sees hope for Southern California’s premiere planetary science lab: “I do genuinely believe that JPL can weather the storm.”

From Los Angeles Times