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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for tide over