It means pay attention.
Yes it can mean that it can also mean ......
Stay Strong keep Going dont worry Dont be soo gloom ..... Depends
Don't lose your head would be a way of saying, try to keep your cool during a rough time. Try to think clearly. .Remain calm .. Keep your head and focus beyond the current crisis.
Susan didn't know how to swim, so when Bill pushed her into the pool she flailed her arms about in a desperate attempt to keep her head above water.
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Stay calm
It means to keep quiet. "Nary" is a dialect way of saying "not a."
To put your head above water means to barely manage or survive in a difficult situation. It often implies struggling to stay afloat or keep up with responsibilities despite challenges or setbacks.
You could say, "don't panic", or, "keep a level head", or "keep your head", or "maintain your discipline or composure", etc.
breaststoke is the most common, but some swimming instructors teach you to do front crawl with your head above water. (reason being: so you can see whats ahead of you if you have to (for example) save/help someone in the water.)
To swim with your head above water, adopt a modified breaststroke or dog paddle technique. Keep your body horizontal while using your arms to pull you forward and your legs to kick gently. Tilt your head slightly back to keep your face out of the water, allowing you to breathe easily. Maintaining a relaxed and steady rhythm will help you stay afloat and move efficiently.
It certainly is when you fall in deep water. or have to get out of a flooded area, and it is also good exercise.It helps you survive in water to keep your head above and breath.
You have the statment wrong, the correct one is :-" keep one's head above water".The swimming analogy means that whatever you are doing in your life/business, you are managing to keep afloat (by implication financially) - Hence a business that goes bankrupt is said to have 'gone under'.
Because its like the basic technique to learn how to stay afloat in water and not drown. It helps with support and teaches a swimmer to keep head above water and float.
Above water means to stay out of trouble, especially financial difficulties; keep up with work or demands. A closely related idiom is "keeping one's head above water", which refers to maintaining control (barely) in an overwhelming situation. Failure to maintain control or stay out of trouble would be "to be in over your head". -HW
Skulling with your hands Breaststroke kick with your feet Vertical Keep your head above the water Strengthens arms core and legs
As long as you keep their head above your knees, it won't hurt them.
Don't lose your head would be a way of saying, try to keep your cool during a rough time. Try to think clearly. .Remain calm .. Keep your head and focus beyond the current crisis.
Grab something that will prevent you from being sucked in. Also, keep your head above the water and swim diagonally to get out.