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in the same boatSharing a particular experience or circumstance with someone else. My sister failed her driver's test, and I'll be in the same boat if I don't practice parallel parking. As hard as it is to live with a disability, remember that you're not alonea lot of other people are in the same boat.See also: boat, same
*in the same boat [as someone]in the same situation; having the same problem. [*Typically: be ~; get [into]~.] Tom: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? Bill: Sorry. I'm in the same boat. Jane and Mary are both in the same boat. They have been called for jury duty.See also: boat, same
in the same boatAlso, all in the same boat. In a similar situation, in the same position. For example, Everyone's got too much work-we're all in the same boat. This expression alludes to the risks shared by passengers in a small boat at sea. [Mid-1800s] See also: boat, same
in the same boat COMMON If two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant or difficult situation. If baldness is creeping up on you, take heart 40 per cent of men under 35 are in the same boat. We were two mums in the same boat and able to make each other feel better.See also: boat, same
in the same boat In the same situation as another or others.See also: boat, sameSee also:
- be in the same boat
- in [one's] shoes
- in someone's shoes
- be in [someone's] shoes
- be in another person's shoes
- be in somebody's shoes
- chalk it up
- chalk up
- mixed blessing, a
- a mixed blessing
All In The Same BoatWhen everyone is facing the same challenges.
in the same boatin a similar situation We are all in the same boat now that our company has gone out of business.
in the same boat asIdiom[s]: in the same boat [as sb]
Theme: SIMILARITY
in the same situation; having the same problem. [In can be replaced with into.]
TOM: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? BILL: Sorry I'm in the same boat.
Jane and Mary are both in the same boat. They have been called for jury duty.
I am in the same boat as Mary.
in the same boat|boat|same boatadv. 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 marry him, but he knew others were in the same boat.
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