keep one’s head above water
持ちこたえる、(借金せずに)自分の収入で生活する、困難にもめげず頑張り続ける、おぼれないでいる
Ex
- Keep your head above water!
- If they can just keep their heads above water I’ll help them.
Reference source
- http://www.berlitz.co.jp/wm/09atwork/0909.htm
- https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/keep+one’s+head+above+water
- https://senglish.info/keep-your-head-above-water.html