head above water
勉力維持生計(jì);艱難度日;身不由己地維持工作或生活的基本需求
口語·形容勉強(qiáng)應(yīng)付困難
英文釋義
to manage to stay out of debt or other trouble, especially in difficult financial or personal circumstances
例句
With all these bills, I'm barely keeping my head above water this month.
典故來源
源自游泳時(shí)頭部露出水面避免溺水的場(chǎng)景,比喻在困境中勉強(qiáng)維持生存或財(cái)務(wù)穩(wěn)定。