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All in the same boat
Meaning
- Means that everyone in a group is facing the same difficult situation or circumstances. We are all going through the same struggle together.
Empathetic, communal
Used in a sentence
- We are all worried about the layoffs, so we are all in the same boat.
- Since the bus broke down, we are all in the same boat waiting for the next one.
- Don't complain about the late hours, we are all in the same boat.
The backstory
A nautical metaphor dating back to the idea that if a ship is in trouble, everyone on board shares the same fate regardless of rank.
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