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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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“It’s about weathering the storm. Weather the storm, and winning will happen.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2014

Weather the storm; it will soon blow over.

From Think A Book for To-day by Hunter, Col. Wm. C.

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