Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “keep one’s head above water“ and its meaning is “to just be able to survive (and avoid getting into difficulties); manage, survive, get through”.
Example Sentence: Undeniably, many students in their first semester were intimidated by students from metropolitan cities, fluent in English and with superior academic preparation. How much more anxious and daunted they must be in the presence of highly qualified teachers? This must be particularly true for Dalits and students from ‘backward regions’ who barely spoke English and when they did, spoke with a heavy local tint. These students, struggling to keep their head above water, could manage a grade no higher than B Minus. However, by the end of the second semester they grew in confidence, spoke up in class and improved their grades.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Why Jawaharlal Nehru University matters and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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