"hold one's head above water" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holds one's head above water [present, singular, third-person], holding one's head above water [participle, present], held one's head above water [participle, past], held one's head above water [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> one's head above water}} hold one's head above water (third-person singular simple present holds one's head above water, present participle holding one's head above water, simple past and past participle held one's head above water)
  1. Alternative form of keep one's head above water Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: keep one's head above water
    Sense id: en-hold_one's_head_above_water-en-verb-YCHt8rk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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