Question

put your finger in the dyke

Accepted Answer

attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable which threatens to overwhelm you – informal

This expression stems from the story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from flooding by placing his finger in a hole in a dyke. attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable which threatens

Word	put your finger in the dyke
Description	attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable which threatens to overwhelm you – informal This expression stems from the story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from flooding by placing his finger in a hole in a dyke. attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable which threatens

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