stem the tide

Definitions

To slow or stop the flow of something.

idiomatic

Examples

“The news report⟳ stemmed the tide of concerned calls, but didn't stop⟳ them altogether.”

“To insure a future is crucial; it is crucial because gay communities and lesbian and gay-male citizens can conceivably become⟳ the next singled-out "target⟳" in the "targeting" capability of the self-proclaimed Moral Majority and other groups with the same kind of agenda. Virginia Beach's vote⟳ to outlaw Our Own⟳ newspaper in its libraries is a concrete example of a tide we cannot depend⟳ on future courts to stem.”

“The plan⟳ was to send⟳ 10 trucks of food for seven straight days, to help⟳ stem the tide of hunger and desperation and to begin⟳ building trust⟳ in communities that there would be enough food for all.”

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