weather the storm
verb
Roget 731:
succeed;
be successful
etc.
adj.;
gain one's end,
gain one's ends;
crown with success.
gain a point,
attain a point,
carry a point,
secure a point,
win a point,
win an object;
get there [U.S.];
manage to,
contrive to;
accomplish
etc.
(effect)
(complete)
729;
do wonders,
work wonders;
make a go of it.
come off well,
come off successful,
come off with flying colors;
make short work of;
take by storm,
carry by storm;
bear away the bell;
win one's wings,
win one's spurs,
win the battle;
win the day,
carry the day,
gain the day,
gain the prize,
gain the palm;
have the best of it,
have it all one's own way,
have the game in one's owns hands,
have the ball at one's feet,
have one on the hop;
walk over the course;
carry all before one,
remain in possession of the field;
score a success.
speed;
make progress
etc.
(advance)
282;
win one's way,
make one's way,
work one's way,
find one's way;
strive to some purpose;
prosper
etc.
734;
drive a roaring trade;
make profit
etc.
(acquire)
775;
reap the fruits,
gather the fruits,
reap the benefit of,
reap the harvest;
strike oil [U.S.],
gain a windfall;
make one's fortune,
get in the harvest,
turn to good account;
turn to account
etc.
(use)
677.
triumph,
be triumphant;
gain a victory,
obtain a victory,
gain an advantage;
chain victory to one's car;
nail a coonskin to the wall.
surmount a difficulty,
overcome a difficulty,
get over a difficulty,
get over an obstacle
etc.
706;
se tirer d'affaire [Fr.];
make head against;
stem the torrent,
stem the tide,
stem the current;
weather the storm,
weather a point;
turn a corner,
keep one's head above water,
tide over;
master;
get the better of,
have the better of,
gain the better of,
gain the best of,
gain the upper hand,
gain the ascendancy,
gain the whip hand,
gain the start of;
distance;
surpass
etc.
(superiority)
33.
defeat,
conquer,
vanquish,
discomfit;
euchre;
overcome,
overthrow,
overpower,
overmaster,
overmatch,
overset†,
override,
overreach;
outwit,
outdo,
outflank,
outmaneuver,
outgeneral,
outvote;
take the wind out of one's adversary's sails;
beat,
beat hollow;
rout,
lick,
drub,
floor,
worst;
put down,
put to flight,
put to the rout,
put hors de combat [Fr.],
put out of court.
silence,
quell,
nonsuit†,
checkmate,
upset,
confound,
nonplus,
stalemate,
trump;
baffle
etc.
(hinder)
706;
circumvent,
elude;
trip up,
trip up the heels of;
drive into a corner,
drive to the wall;
run hard,
put one's nose out of joint.
settle,
do for;
break the neck of,
break the back of;
capsize,
sink,
shipwreck,
drown,
swamp;
subdue;
subjugate
etc.
(subject)
749;
reduce;
make the enemy bite the dust;
victimize,
roll in the dust,
trample under foot,
put an extinguisher upon.
answer,
answer the purpose;
avail,
prevail,
take effect,
do,
turn out well,
work well,
take,
tell,
bear fruit;
hit it,
hit the mark,
hit the right nail on the head;
nick it;
turn up trumps,
make a hit;
find one's account in.
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Roget 664:
be safe
etc.
adj.;
keep one's head above water,
tide over,
save one's bacon;
ride out the storm,
weather the storm;
light upon one's feet,
land on one's feet;
bear a charmed life;
escape
etc.
671.
make safe,
render safe
etc.
Adj.;
protect;
take care of
etc.
(care)
459;
preserve
etc.
670;
cover,
screen,
shelter,
shroud,
flank,
ward;
guard
etc.
(defend)
717;
secure
etc.
(restrain)
751;
entrench,
intrench†,
fence round
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
house,
nestle,
ensconce;
take charge of.
escort,
convoy;
garrison;
watch,
mount guard,
patrol.
make assurance doubly sure
etc.
(caution)
864;
take up a loose thread;
take precautions
etc.
(prepare for)
673;
double reef topsails.
seek safety;
take shelter,
find shelter
etc.
666.
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Roget 671:
escape,
scape;
make one's escape,
effect one's escape,
make good one's escape;
break jail;
get off,
get clear off,
get well out of;
echapper belle [Fr.],
save one's bacon,
save one's skin;
weather the storm
etc.
(safe)
664;
escape scot-free.
elude
&c.,
make off
etc.
(avoid)
623;
march off
etc.
(go away)
293;
give one the slip;
slip through the hands,
slip through the fingers;
slip the collar,
wriggle out of prison,
break out,
break loose,
break loose from prison;
break away,
slip away,
get away;
find vent,
find a hole to creep out of.
disappear,
vanish.
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Roget 150:
be firm
etc.
adj.;
stick fast;
stand firm,
keep firm,
remain firm;
weather the storm,
stay the course,
stick to the course,
keep the faith,
don't give in,
don't buckle under.
settle,
establish,
stablish†,
ascertain,
fix,
set,
stabilitate†;
retain,
keep hold;
make good,
make sure;
fasten
etc.
(join)
43;
set on its legs,
float;
perpetuate.
settle down;
strike roots,
put down roots,
take root;
take up one's abode
etc.
184;
build one's house on a rock.
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Roget 660:
return to the original state;
recover,
rally,
revive;
come come to,
come round,
come to oneself;
pull through,
weather the storm,
be oneself again;
get well,
get round,
get the better of,
get over,
get about;
rise from one's ashes,
rise from the grave;
survive
etc.
(outlive)
110;
resume,
reappear;
come to,
come to life again;
live again,
rise again.
heal,
skin over,
cicatrize;
right itself.
restore,
put back,
place in statu quo [Lat.];
reinstate,
replace,
reseat,
rehabilitate,
reestablish,
reestate†,
reinstall.
reconstruct,
rebuild,
reorganize,
reconstitute;
reconvert;
renew,
renovate;
regenerate;
rejuvenate.
redeem,
reclaim,
recover,
retrieve;
rescue
etc.
(deliver)
672.
redress,
recure†;
cure,
heal,
remedy,
doctor,
physic,
medicate;
break of;
bring round,
set on one's legs.
resuscitate,
revive,
reanimate,
revivify,
recall to life;
reproduce
etc.
163;
warm up;
reinvigorate,
refresh
etc.
689.
make whole,
redintegrate†;
recoup
etc.
790;
make good,
make all square;
rectify,
correct;
put right,
put to rights,
set right,
set to rights,
set straight;
set up;
put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60;
refit,
recruit;
fill up,
fill up the ranks;
reinforce.
repair;
put in repair,
remanufacture,
put in thorough repair,
put in complete repair;
retouch,
refashion,
botch†,
vamp,
tinker,
cobble;
do up,
patch up,
touch up,
plaster up,
vamp up;
darn,
finedraw†,
heelpiece†;
stop a gap,
stanch,
staunch,
caulk,
calk,
careen,
splice,
bind up wounds.
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