tie over

To support someone through a period of difficulty or scarcity: Dinner is not for three hours, but this apple should tie me over.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odilon	-	French, Portuguese
Brian	BRIE-ən (Irish, English)	Irish, English, Ancient Irish
Karlene	KAHR-leen	English
Shepherd	['ʃepəd]
Jemma	JEM-ə	English (British)
Eleutherius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)