stay afloat

He recounted that he was "really, really far out... much further than the end of the pier" before he gained his breath and swam backstroke to stay afloat.

They managed to stay afloat while playing severely short-handed for the last couple of months, but they’re now in the part of their schedule that could wreck their season — or make it something special.

Even as national numbers slowly inch back from that decline, small colleges whose budgets rely on tuition have struggled to stay afloat.

When her husband left her for another woman six years ago, hiring a live-in domestic worker was the only thing she could do to stay afloat.

When her husband left her for another woman six years ago, hiring a live-in domestic worker was the only thing she could do to stay afloat.