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keep your head above water


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above
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Sense: Preposition: over
Synonyms:
over Collocations, higher than, on top of, atop, on Collocations, upon, up above
Sense: Preposition: superior in rank to
Synonyms:
superior Collocations, ahead of, higher up than, higher than, senior to
Sense: Preposition: immune to
Synonyms:
immune to, beyond Collocations, not subject to, free from, not susceptible to, insusceptible to, not liable to, not vulnerable to, exempt from
Sense: Preposition: in preference to
Synonyms:
in preference to, over Collocations, before Collocations, rather than, instead of, more than
Sense: Preposition: greater than
Synonyms:
greater than, over Collocations, more than, higher than, beyond Collocations, exceeding, in excess of, surpassing
Sense: Adverb: overhead
Synonyms:
overhead Collocations, high up, up high, on high, in the sky, up in the sky, in the heavens
Sense: Adjective: referring to something earlier
Synonyms:
previous Collocations, previously mentioned, prior Collocations, aforementioned Collocations, aforesaid, preceding, former Collocations, earlier, foregoing Collocations, above-stated
Antonyms:
below Collocations, after Collocations, following Collocations, next Collocations
Sense: Noun: heaven
Synonyms:
heaven Collocations, sky Collocations, kingdom come, paradise Collocations, the heavens above
Antonyms:
hell Collocations, the underworld, purgatory, limbo, Hades


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