tide someone over

tide someone over
tide (someone) over to supply someone with something they need for a short period.

We were lucky and got a small loan to tide us over until our customers began to pay us.

They're seeking food aid to tide over the starving population until the next harvest.


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  • tide someone over — SUSTAIN, keep someone going, keep someone s head above water, see someone through; keep the wolf from the door; help out, assist, aid. → tide * * * help someone through a difficult period, esp. with financial assistance she needed a small loan to …   Useful english dictionary

  • tide someone over — these canned goods should tide us over until the storm is over and the power is restored Syn: sustain, keep someone going, keep someone afloat, keep someone s head above water, see someone through; keep the wolf from the door; help out, assist,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • tide someone over — help someone through a difficult period, especially with financial assistance. → tide …   English new terms dictionary

  • tide smb over — help someone through a difficult situation I lent him some money to tide him over until he gets paid …   Idioms and examples

  • ˌtide sb ˈover — phrasal verb to help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tide over — tide (someone) over to supply someone with something they need for a short period. We were lucky and got a small loan to tide us over until our customers began to pay us. They re seeking food aid to tide over the starving population until the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tide over — verb suffice for a period between two points This money will keep us going for another year • Syn: ↑bridge over, ↑keep going • Hypernyms: ↑suffice, ↑do, ↑answer, ↑serve …   Useful english dictionary

  • tide — tide1 [ taıd ] noun ** 1. ) count the way that the level of the ocean regularly rises and falls during the day. The tide comes in or rises, then it turns and goes out or falls, and then turns again. At its highest point the tide is in and it is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tide — /taɪd / (say tuyd) noun 1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, about every 12 hours and 26 minutes, due to the attraction of the moon and sun. 2. the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place… …  

  • tide over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tide over : present tense I/you/we/they tide over he/she/it tides over present participle tiding over past tense tided over past participle tided over tide someone over to help someone to get to the end of a… …   English dictionary

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