Keep your head above water
ʔalħifaːð ʕalaː ʔarraʔs fawq ʔalmaːʔ alhiːfəletəwaːħidiːtisʕʕaθalaːθa letəʔiθnaːnbiːef eɪ ɛl eɪɐkjuːt ɑːɣzɑːɹeɪletəʔiθnaːnbiːiːɛs fɔːkəɹ alɣzɛmeɪmakɹɒnletəʔiθnaːnbiːiː
In Arabic الحفاظ على الرأس فوق الماء (Al-hifāẓ ʿalá ar-raʾs fawqa al-māʾ)
This idiom is used to describe surviving a difficult situation.
Example
"يحاول الحفاظ على رأسه فوق الماء مع الديون."