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Meanings of keep afloat in English

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Usage of keep afloat in English
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The crews were worn out by their hard work to keep afloat.
Christopher Columbus
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The only wonder is, how he managed to keep afloat so long.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 18...
3
That was a thought to make him keep afloat-tokeep on rowing.
The Moon Rock
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Whether we should keep afloat till daylight, none of us could say.
Mark Seaworth
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Too weak to swim, he yet had strength left to keep afloat.
Idolatry: A Romance
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Who can keep afloat with a force underneath dragging at the feet?
The Open Air
7
The hands are principally used to maintain the balance and to keep afloat.
Outdoor Sports and Games
8
An unprecedented three-year longer-term refinancing operation should allow most banks to keep afloat.
Reuters
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I shall jettison the engine and keep afloat by the planes.
Round the World in Seven Days
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But it has been spent in the effort to keep afloat.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
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Many of them lack funding from national athletic federations struggling to keep afloat.
Reuters
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You could keep afloat at least, and the holes are never very large.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
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I might be able to keep afloat until daylight, but I doubt it.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
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His words sounded like a man struggling to keep afloat, snatched breaths, panicking.
Agent 6
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He tried to swim, to keep afloat, but the oil-skin suit hindered him.
Rod of the Lone Patrol
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Here are five strategies to pull in decent dollars and keep afloat financially.
Ebony
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