English idiom

weather the storm

Register · Neutral CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

survive a difficult period without suffering lasting damage

Word picture

A person or organization in trouble is pictured as a vessel enduring violent weather until the sky clears.

Example

“The neighborhood café weathered the storm by offering deliveries until customers returned.”

Dictionary details

Component words

weather storm

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

the calm before the storm

a quiet period immediately before trouble, intense activity, or chaos

perfect storm

a rare combination of bad circumstances that produces a disaster

break the back of

to get past the main obstacle so that the remaining work becomes easier

plain sailing

an activity or process that continues easily and without difficulties

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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