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]
Words nearby stem the tide
stem duchy,
stem ginger,
stem reptile,
stem rot,
stem rust,
stem the tide,
stem to stern,
stem turn,
stem-and-leaf diagram,
stem-end rot,
stem-winder