1. Home
2. Idioms
3. weather the storm

weather the storm

---

---

weather the storm

 

1. Fig. to experience and survive a storm. We decided to stay in the building and weather the storm there with the other visitors.

2. Fig. to experience something and survive it. (Fig. on {2}.) The manager went on another shouting rampage and frightened his assistants. The rest of us stayed in our offices to weather the storm.

See also: storm, weather

weather the storm

also ride out the storm

to continue to exist and not be harmed during a difficult period Johnson apparently has weathered the storm over his careless remarks.

See also: storm, weather

weather the storm

to be all right despite experiencing serious problems or great difficulties Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.

See also: storm, weather

weather the storm

Survive difficulties, as in If she can just weather the storm of that contract violation, she'll be fine. This expression alludes to a ship coming safely through bad weather. [Mid-1600s]

See also: storm, weather