tide over
Bridge the gap
Tide over means to sustain someone through a difficult period until conditions improve.
The image is of carrying something across a stretch of water: This loan should tide us over until the business picks up.
A snack tides you over until dinner; emergency funds tide you over until the next paycheck.
Temporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
emergency · backup · band-aid · quick fix · placeholder · holding pattern · improvised · pinch
Borrowed money repaid later
- advanceMove or progress forward
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- bridge loanTemporary financing between transactions
cash flow · overdraft · payday · borrowing · funds · allowance · stipend · handout
Controlled food portions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- suppliesResources for a task
- reservesResources held back
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
pantry · leftovers · staples · essentials · basics · necessities · stores · food supply
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
provisional · emergency · backup · band-aid · quick fix · placeholder · holding pattern · improvised · pinch · last resort
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
bridge loan · cash flow · overdraft · payday · borrowing · funds · allowance · stipend · handout · emergency fund
rations
Controlled food portions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- suppliesResources for a task
- reservesResources held back
stockpile · pantry · leftovers · staples · essentials · basics · necessities · stores · food supply · snack
- sea idiomsall at sea, dead in the water, smooth sailing, sink or swim, miss the boat
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
tide overcure
Treatment that heals
eradicate · eliminate · put to rest · make whole · endow
tide overleave high and dry
abandon · leave in the lurch · strand · cut off · pull the rug out from under
tide, tides, tidal, tided, tiding, tidewater, tidemark, intertidal, tideless