tide over
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tide over
verb tides over · tiding over · tided over
- To support or sustain (someone), especially financially, for a limited period. Could you lend me ten pounds to tide me over till payday?
- To endure; weather. I had a certain grim pleasure in reading letters from two or three literary men, asking for work ‘as secretary or companion,’ or failing that, for the loan of a little cash to ‘tide over present difficulties.’
Similar: hold over, tide through, carry through
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Similar: hold over, tide through, carry through
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verb to help out
| Español | sacar de apuro, sacar del apuro, sustentar, sostener |
|---|---|
| Français | dépanner, avancer |
| Deutsch | überbrücken |
| Русский | выруча́ть vyručátʹ, спаса́ть spasátʹ |
Talk about this word "tide over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tide%20over. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tide over. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tide%20over "tide over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tide%20over.Cite this
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title = {tide over},
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