HyperDic: tide_over

English > 1 sense of the expression *tide over*:
VERB	stative	tide over, bridge over, keep going	suffice for a period between two points

English > *tide over*: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaning	suffice for a period between two points.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	bridge over, keep going
Broader	suffice, do, answer, serve	Be sufficient
See also	tide	cause to float with the tide