keep one's head above water (keep wans jed abav wáter)

Idiom Trade

Meaning

to survive financially in difficult times

sobrevivir financieramente en tiempos difíciles (gestionar para sobrevivir bajo presion o dificultades financieras)

"Many small businesses struggle to keep their heads above water."

"Muchos pequeños negocios luchan por mantenerse a flote." (El solo esta tratando de mantenerse a flote durante esta temporada ocupada)

to have more power or advantage over others

to punish someone without legal authority

the distribution of power between nations to prevent any one...

to give work to someone else to do

to narrowly defeat someone or something

to focus on the most important things before others