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in the same boat
Idioms and Phrases
Also, all in the same boat . In a similar situation, in the same position. For example, Everyone's got too much work鈥攚e're all in the same boat . This expression alludes to the risks shared by passengers in a small boat at sea. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
But in this matter, the builders of the world鈥檚 largest wildlife corridor are in the same boat as gardeners everywhere.
I鈥檝e made collages alongside children, and we鈥檙e all in the same boat.
"But the reality is a possibility if we don't do our jobs. We are in the same boat so we need to row harder, faster and stronger to make it. I really believe we will make it."
"I think it's unfair to criticise the coach, because we're all in the same boat," said the former Real Madrid and United player.
I asked why he had waited if he intended to take the offer, and his answer made sense: 鈥淏ecause if the judge ruled against Musk鈥檚 program, I would have put a target on my back by letting my supervisor know that I didn鈥檛 want to be here. I was trying to avoid a retaliation scenario. And I wasn鈥檛 the only one鈥攖wo colleagues in my small department were in the same boat, waiting to see what the judge would do.鈥�
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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