Significato: antidazzle

adj. antiabbagliante, anabbagliante

tid Idioma

swim against the tide/current

do the opposite of what most people want to do He is always swimming against the tide and never wants to do what his friends are doing.

the tide turned

there was a change, the turning point The tide turned when the baby began to nurse. He grew stronger.

tiddly

neat, tidy, clean and shiny, spiffy The ship is ready for inspection. Everything is tiddly.

tide (someone) over

help someone through a difficult situation I lent him some money to tide him over until he gets paid.

tide turned

(See the tide turned)

turn the tide

change what looks like defeat into victory At the beginning of the game they were losing badly but they turned the tide and finally won the game.

tide sb over

Idiom(s): tide sb over

Theme: ADEQUACY

[for a portion of something] to last until someone can get some more.
• I don't get paid until next Wednesday. Could you lend me thirty dollars to tide me over?
• Could I borrow some coffee to tide me over until I can get to the store tomorrow?

swim against the tide

Idiom(s): swim against the tide AND swim against the current

Theme: OPPOSITION

to do the opposite of everyone else; to go against the trend.
• Bob tends to do what everybody else does. He isn't likely to swim against the tide.
• Mary always swims against the current. She's a very contrary person.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Describes something that will be helpful to all.

Time and tide wait for no man.

Delaying a decision will not prevent events from taking place.

A rising tide lifts all boats

This idiom, coined by John F Kennedy, describes the idea that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit from it.

Ride with the tide

If you ride with the tide, you accept the majority decision.

Stem the tide

If people try to stem the tide, they are trying to stop something unpleasant from getting worse, usually when they don't succeed.

Swim with the tide

If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. ('Go with the tide' is an alternative form.)

Tidy desk, tidy mind

A cluttered or disorganised environment will affect your clarity of thought. Organised surroundings and affairs will allow for clearer thought organisation.

Time and tide wait for no man

This is used as a way of suggestion that people should act without delay.

Woe betide you

This is used to wish that bad things will happen to someone, usually because of their bad behaviour.

stem the tide|stem|tide

v. phr. To resist; hold back something of great pressure or strength. The way to stem the tide of juvenile delinquency is to strengthen education and to pass a stiff gun control law.

tide over|tide

v. To carry past a difficulty or danger; help in bad times or in trouble. He was out of work last winter but he had saved enough money to tide him over until spring. An ice cream cone in the afternoon tided her over until supper.
Compare: SEE THROUGH.

tidy sum|sum|tidy

n. phr. A large amount of money. The Smith's big new home cost them a tidy sum.
Compare: PRETTY PENNY.

turn the tide|tide|turn

v. phr. To change what looks like defeat into victory. We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won.
Compare: TIP THE SCALES.

against the tide

against the tide
see swim against the current.

tide

tide
In addition to the idiom beginning with tide, also see stem the tide; swim against the current; swim with the tide; time and tide wait for no man; turn of the tide.

tide over

tide over
Support through a difficult period, as in I asked my brother for $100 to tide me over until payday. This expression alludes to the way the tide carries something. [Early 1800s]

turn of the tide

turn of the tide
A reversal of fortune, as in This last poll marked the turn of the tide, with our candidate gaining a sizable majority. Similarly, to turn the tide means “reverse a situation,” as in The arrival of reinforcements turned the tide in the battle. This idiom transfers the ebb and flow of the ocean's tides to human affairs. Although the idea is much older, the precise idiom dates from the first half of the 1800s.