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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to sail across
to get through (adversity); to weather; to get over; to tide over; to overcome; to survive
to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
難局を見事に乗り切った。
He brilliantly weathered the difficult situation.
チームが危機を乗り切っている。
The team is riding out the crisis.
困難な局面を乗り切ることが大切だ。
Getting through tough situations matters.