tide over
verb
tided over; tiding over; tides over
: to support or enable to survive temporarily
money to tide us over until payday
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Make pie or biscuit dough, chop onions and garlic in a flash, and blend creamy dips to tide over your guests while that turkey takes its sweet time in the oven.
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
In the interim, if bilateral relief packages materialize along with a steady uptick in exports, tourism, and remittances, Sri Lanka can tide over its immediate foreign exchange crisis.
—Dushni Weerakoon, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2022
Beterbiev turned the tide over the last six rounds by landing 67 power punches to Bivol’s 51.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
In First, the Observation Dome, and the Luxury classes, there’s complimentary fruit, pastries, tea, juice, and coffee in the morning; in the afternoon, cheese, vegetables, and soda tide over hungry passengers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
In the interim, if bilateral relief packages materialize along with a steady uptick in exports, tourism, and remittances, Sri Lanka can tide over its immediate foreign exchange crisis.
—Dushni Weerakoon, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2022
Beterbiev turned the tide over the last six rounds by landing 67 power punches to Bivol’s 51.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
In First, the Observation Dome, and the Luxury classes, there’s complimentary fruit, pastries, tea, juice, and coffee in the morning; in the afternoon, cheese, vegetables, and soda tide over hungry passengers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Tide over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20over. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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