Keep Your Head Above Water
To manage to survive or cope during a difficult time, usually just barely.
Examples
- I'm swamped with invoices this month, but I'm just trying to keep my head above water until payday.
- Honestly, between the kids and overtime, I'm barely keeping my head above water — can we push our lunch to next week?
- One day at a time. Right now my goal is just to keep my head above water and not make any big decisions.
Quote
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
Remix: Give it time — things tend to get fairer.