keep one's head above water (English, verb)
expansion: keep one's head above water (third-person singular simple present keeps one's head above water, present participle keeping one's head above water, simple past and past participle kept one's head above water)
Senses:
glosses: To survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: maintain an above-water position of one's head so as not to drown in the water.
Forms:
form: keeps one's head above water
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keeping one's head above water
tags: participle
present
form: kept one's head above water
tags: participle
past
form: kept one's head above water
tags: past
form: hold one's head above water
tags: alternative
form: keep one's head above the water
tags: alternative