weather the storm
Persist through adversity
To weather the storm is to endure a difficult period without being destroyed by it.
The image is nautical—a ship surviving rough seas—but the phrase applies to any crisis: financial troubles, scandal, illness, conflict.
The company weathered the storm of negative publicity.
Someone who weathers a storm emerges intact, though not necessarily unscathed.
Suffer through without yielding
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- outlastPersist longer than another
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- pull throughOvercome a difficult situation
hold on · hang in there · ride out · bear up · soldier on · keep going · make it through · get through
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
steadfastness · determination · stamina · patience · persistence · courage · stoicism · backbone
Decisive dangerous moment
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- difficultyState of being hard
- challengeTest of ability
- setbackReverse in progress
misfortune · tribulation · ordeal · predicament · plight · distress · calamity · catastrophe
Recover from difficulty
- rebuildRestore after damage
- restorationReturning something to condition
- renewalMaking current again
- comebackRecovery after decline
healing · recuperation · revival · rebound · second wind · fresh start · turning point · new beginning
endure
Suffer through without yielding
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- outlastPersist longer than another
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
pull through · hold on · hang in there · ride out · bear up · soldier on · keep going · make it through · get through · see through
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · steadfastness · determination · stamina · patience · persistence · courage · stoicism · backbone · mettle
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- difficultyState of being hard
- challengeTest of ability
setback · misfortune · tribulation · ordeal · predicament · plight · distress · calamity · catastrophe · disaster
bounce back
Recover from difficulty
- rebuildRestore after damage
- restorationReturning something to condition
- renewalMaking current again
comeback · healing · recuperation · revival · rebound · second wind · fresh start · turning point · new beginning · emergence
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
- sea idiomsall at sea, dead in the water, smooth sailing, sink or swim, miss the boat
- Weather Idiomswhen it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check, right as rain
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- pressureair pressure, blood pressure rise, blood pressure drop, barometric pressure, apply pressure
weather the stormsuccumb
Yield to pressure
fall apart · collapse · crumble · give in · break down
weather the stormflee
Depart swiftly from threat
run away · abandon ship · bail out · escape · retreat
weather the stormcave in
Collapse or yield
buckle · capitulate · surrender · yield · throw in the towel
storm, weather, stormy, weathered, weathering, weathers, weatherproof, weatherproofing, stormproof