| 词汇 | tide someone over |
| 释义 | Idiom tide someone over Theme: ADEQUACY [for a portion of something] to last until someone can get some more.I don't get paid until next Wednesday. Could you lend me thirty dollars to tide me over?Could I borrow some coffee to tide me over until I can get to the store tomorrow? Idiom tide someone overtide (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. tide (one) overTo maintain, sustain, or support someone through a lean or difficult time until more of something is acquired, typically food or money. Here, have a banana, it should tide you over until lunch. Could you loan me $20? I just need it to tide me over until I get paid on Friday. I'm still waiting for the next full-fledged sequel to come out, but this TV miniseries will tide me over for now. tide someone over (until something)to supply someone until a certain time or until something happens. Will this amount tide us over until next week? There is enough food here to tide over the entire camp until next month. Yes, this will tide us over. tide overSupport through a difficult period, as in I asked my brother for $100 to tide me over until payday. This expression alludes to the way the tide carries something. [Early 1800s] tide overv. To sustain or support someone or something through a period of deficiency or absence: A $100 loan would tide me over till payday. |
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