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Idiom

in the same boat

Meaning

In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We're all in the same boat with this deadline.”

“My neighbor lost his job too, so we're in the same boat now.”

“Stranded by the cancelled flights, the passengers realized they were all in the same boat and began sharing food and stories.”

Examples

simple

“We're all in the same boat with this deadline.”

contextual

“My neighbor lost his job too, so we're in the same boat now.”

complex

“Stranded by the cancelled flights, the passengers realized they were all in the same boat and began sharing food and stories.”

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