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Stem The Tide

An attempt to stop a prevailing trend. Sometimes referred to as "stop the bleeding."

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If a stock is continually falling, stemming the tide would be an attempt to halt the free fall and change its direction.

See also: Reversal, Trend

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stem the tide

Stop the course of a trend or tendency, as in It is not easy to stem the tide of public opinion. This idiom uses stem in the sense of "stop" or "restrain." [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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