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Idiom

row in the same boat

Meaning

To be in the same or similar situation.

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

Examples

“We are all in the same boat with this difficult project.”

“Since everyone lost their jobs due to the company closing, we are all rowing in the same boat now.”

“Regardless of their past disagreements, the team members realized they were rowing in the same boat and needed to cooperate to survive the crisis.”

Examples

simple

“We are all in the same boat with this difficult project.”

contextual

“Since everyone lost their jobs due to the company closing, we are all rowing in the same boat now.”

complex

“Regardless of their past disagreements, the team members realized they were rowing in the same boat and needed to cooperate to survive the crisis.”

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