weather the storm

/wˈɛðə ðə stˈɔːm/

/wˈɛðɚ ðə stˈoːɹm/

to weather the storm

to manage to go through a difficulty without many consequences

***to remain at one's location during a storm to wait until it passes, as opposed to evacuating.

Examples

1. Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

2. We interviewed two successful publishers on how they're weathering the storm that's been a result of the Coronavirus.

3. Officials are urging residents not to try to weather the storm.

4. To weather the storm, some farmers are turning to breeds that shed their own wool to avoid those rising shearing costs.