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Caroline Tran
2020-10-29 10:10
Dead in the water adjective phrase
My plan is now dead in the water.
At that time, her refusal made me dead in the water because I was hoping that she would accept me.
Without a good leader who has a vision, our projects are dead in the water.
To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat
someone will be successful.
a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, meaning that it does not achieve the intended effect.
(Image Source: The Maritime Executive)
The phrase derived from the 19th century and is related to boats, which are said to be dead in the water when their engines have come to a dead stop.
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