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.
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be in the same boat — ► be in the same boat informal be in the same difficult circumstances as others. Main Entry: ↑boat … English terms 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
