📚 verb • entry_id 38595
tread water
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mantenerse a flote • salir a flote • tratar de no hundirse
To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position.
Jem looked at me furiously, could not decline, ran down the sidewalk, treaded water at the gate, then dashed in and retrieved the tire. “See there?” Jem was scowling triumphantly.…
Near-synonym: keep one's head above water
Phrases
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