Choose the meaning of the idiom "keep one's head above water".

to swim wellCorrect answerYour answerto just manage to survive, especially with moneyCorrect answerYour answerto stay calmCorrect answerYour answerto become richCorrect answerYour answer

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To keep your head above water is to just manage, especially when money is short.

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Swim well takes the words literally, and become rich goes much too far.

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "keep one's head above water".

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