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stem the tide
Idioms and Phrases
Stop the course of a trend or tendency, as in It is not easy to stem the tide of public opinion . This idiom uses stem in the sense of “stop” or “restrain.” [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
A 21-point showing in the loss from USC’s Wesley Yates III could only do so much to stem the tide.
USC was able to stem the tide briefly, only for Ohio State to come roaring back.
His executive order imposing tariffs against Canada blames the country for “failing to devote sufficient attention and resources or meaningfully coordinate with United States law enforcement partners to effectively stem the tide of illicit drugs.”
But Glaser alone couldn’t stem the tide of shrinking viewership for all award shows that has been occurring for years.
But after stumbling its way through the first eight games of the Muss era, here was a chance, in its Big Ten debut, for USC to stem the tide of those early-season struggles.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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