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]

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weather the storm

The U.S., buoyed by its large domestic energy industry and booming AI build-out, is positioned to weather the storm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Given they were the team who really needed to win, I expected City to be the ones to go after Arsenal from the off and that Mikel Arteta's side would have to weather the storm.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

BRP might be able to weather the storm, but investors hate uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

Citi argues that U.S. stocks can weather the storm.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

Finally I decided I would just tell them the truth, and with the help of the new overalls, cloth, and candy, I would weather the storm.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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