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weather the storm
survive a difficult period
To weather the storm means to survive a difficult period.
This vs that
We'll weather the storm.
We'll avoid the problem.
Hear it in real life
How is your family coping after the move?
It's been stressful, but we'll weather the storm.
The company cut costs to weather the storm until business improved.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiom is a natural way to describe surviving temporary trouble.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We need to weather through the storm.
Say: We need to weather the storm.
The verb 'weather' does not take 'through' in this idiom.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
weather the storm
The small business managed to weather the storm.
We need to stay calm and weather the storm together.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We'll weather the storm.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
weather the storm
survive a difficult period
“The company cut costs to weather the storm until business improved.”
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