all at sea
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A third soon followed with Juventus looking shell-shocked and all at sea defensively as a short, sharp interchange of passes gave Callum Hudson-Odoi the chance to slot home at the back post.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2021
Equally, asking us to do some of the stuff that they do, we would be all at sea as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
Our ambiguous slide into moral relativism has left us all at sea.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
However, when the fourth-round tussle resumed more than 40 hours later following Monday's washout, the Polish second seed seemed all at sea as the players were forced to play through misty rain.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2016
The Review at Spithead.—It is wonderful that this affair was not a sad mistake; for there is no doubt that the reviewers were all at sea.
From Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces by Various
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