What does "tide over" mean?

To help someone through a difficult financial period To provide temporary help until circumstances improve.

How do you use "tide over" in a sentence?

Can you lend me £50 to tide me over? This should tide us over until payday. The loan tided them over.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To help someone through a difficult financial period

帮助度过难关

Ayudar a alguien durante un período económico difícil

一時しのぎの助けになる

임시로 버티게 하다

To provide temporary help until circumstances improve.

在情况好转之前提供临时帮助。

Proporcionar ayuda temporal hasta que mejore la situación.

状況が良くなるまでの一時的な援助を提供すること。

상황이 나아질 때까지 임시로 도움을 주다.

Base verb: tide

Particle: over

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Can you lend me £50 to tide me over?
能借我50英镑应个急吗？
¿Me prestas 50 libras para ir tirando?
50ポンド貸してくれない？それでしのげるから
50파운드만 빌려줄 수 있어? 그걸로 버틸 수 있을 것 같아.
This should tide us over until payday.
这应该能撑到发工资
Esto debería darnos para llegar a fin de mes
給料日までこれでしのげるはず
월급날까지 이걸로 버틸 수 있을 거야.
The loan tided them over.
贷款帮他们度过了难关
El préstamo les ayudó a salir del apuro
融資で彼らは乗り切った
대출로 그들은 어려운 시기를 넘겼다.

Context: borrowing, temporary help

Tone: hopeful

From riding over waves.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal