"above water" meaning in English

See above water in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-above water.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above water, {{en-prep phrase}} above water
  1. (idiomatic) Out of difficulty, especially financial. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: above-water [adjective] Related terms: keep one's head above water Translations (out of difficulty): oven vande (Danish), à flot (French)
    Sense id: en-above_water-en-prep_phrase-pAe9~jP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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