"above water" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-above water.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Out of difficulty, especially financially. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: above-water [adjective] Related terms: keep one's head above water Translations (out of difficulty): oven vande (Danish), à flot (French)
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