- be in the same boat
- ► be in the same boat informal be in the same difficult circumstances as others.Main Entry: ↑boat
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be in the same boat — to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people. She s always complaining that she doesn t have enough money, but we re all in the same boat. If he loses his job he ll be in the same boat as any other unemployed person. (often + as) … New idioms dictionary
All in the Same Boat — is the first of two books written by Paul Howard and Fiona McCall on their journey sailing with their two children on a small junk rigged sail boat named Lorcha . The book is a journal of their account from Toronto, across the Atlantic to the… … Wikipedia
(be) in the same boat — be in the same ˈboat idiom to be in the same difficult situation Main entry: ↑boatidiom … Useful english dictionary
In the same boat — Boat Boat (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. {Bateau}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in the same boat — phrasal : in the same situation or predicament * * * in the same boat (of people) in the same unfavourable circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑boat * * * in the same boat phrase in the same difficult or unpleasant situation We’re all in the same… … Useful english dictionary
in the same boat — If people are in the same boat, they are in the same predicament or trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant or difficult situation. When the factory… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in the same boat — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In the same trouble; in the same fix; in the same bad situation. * /When the town s one factory closed and hundreds of people lost their jobs, all the storekeepers were in the same boat./ * /Dick was disappointed when Fern… … Dictionary of American idioms
in the same boat — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In the same trouble; in the same fix; in the same bad situation. * /When the town s one factory closed and hundreds of people lost their jobs, all the storekeepers were in the same boat./ * /Dick was disappointed when Fern… … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ the\ same\ boat — adv or adj. phr. In the same trouble; in the same fix; in the same bad situation. When the town s one factory closed and hundreds of people lost their jobs, all the storekeepers were in the same boat. Dick was disappointed when Fern refused to… … Словарь американских идиом
in the same boat — If people are in the same boat, they are in the same predicament or trouble … The small dictionary of idiomes
