急きゅう場ばを凌しのぐ

expression, godan verb (-gu)

tide over a crisis; use a stopgap measure

Used when managing an urgent or difficult situation with a temporary fix, not a permanent solution.

• 急きゅう場ばを凌しのぐために、ありあわせの材ざい料りょうで料りょう理りを作つくった。

  To tide over the crisis, I cooked with whatever ingredients were on hand.

• 彼かれは急きゅう場ばを凌しのぐのが上手じょうずだ。

  He is good at improvising in a pinch.