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2022-01-17 10:01
Stem the tide American British verb phrase
If you say that you stem the tide of something, you mean that you are trying to cease it from continuing and enlarging.
It's time to stem the tide of cyberbullying.
The government should impose stricter laws to stem the tide of illegal immigration.
Stemming the tide of protest is impossible right now.
To stop talking or thinking about something.
To stop playing in a sport
1. To prevent somebody or something from arriving at a certain place
2. To prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first
If you say you be/come up against a brick wall, you mean that you are unable to go on or change because some obstacles impede you.
To keep from causing someone embarrassment
The verb "stem" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you do something or something happens in a blaze of glory, you do it or it happens in an extraordinary and impressive manner.
The band intended to perform publicly and go out in a blaze of glory.
