Question

Tell the meaning of the phrase 'stem the tide'
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Answer 1

Define stem the tide: to stop something from continuing and increasing —+ of — stem the tide in a ... Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Answer 2

stem-the-tide. Verb. (third-person singular simple present stems the tide, present participle stemming the tide, simple past and past participle stemmed the tide) (idiomatic) To slow or stop the increase. The news report stemmed the tide of concerned calls, but didn't stop them altogether.

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