in the same boat

Idioms  

1. Also, 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]

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Example Sentences

“It’s been scary at times, it’s been nerve-racking at times. … I just figure I’m in the same boat everybody else is in.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was October 2024, and tired of waiting, the legal studies teacher from Melbourne, Australia, decided to set up a Facebook group to try to find out if anyone else was in the same boat.

From BBC

Tyler Cromer, a principal at ATI Advisory, said we’re all basically in the same boat as Weitzel.

From MarketWatch

"A lot of it is a game of chance, and your opponent is in the same boat as you," Mr Cross said.

From BBC

“I wish the school or district would do a better job explaining what it means to be chronically absent. It’s not clear to me, and I think many other parents are in the same boat,” said one parent in a focus group.

From Los Angeles Times