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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
In order to stem the tide, the club have made 250 staff redundant and another 200 could lose their jobs in a second round of cuts announced earlier this year.
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.
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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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