weather the storm

verb

To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.

“Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.”

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Meanings

verbweather the storm (third-person singular simple present weathers the storm, present participle weathering the storm, simple past and past participle weathered the storm)

present singular third person weathers the storm · participle present weathering the storm · participle past weathered the storm · past weathered the storm

  1. idiomaticTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.

    Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.

    1 more example

    Do you think you can weather the storm, or will you just sell your house now?

Translations

Finnish selvitä tilanteesta
  • selvitä tilanteestaidiomatic
Greek τη βγάζω καθαρή
  • τη βγάζω καθαρή (ti vgázo katharí)idiomatic
Polish przetrwać burzę
  • przetrwać burzęidiomatic
Spanish capear el temporal
  • capear el temporalidiomatic
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APA

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MLA

“weather the storm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20the%20storm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weather the storm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20the%20storm.

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