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

They are wary of a technology more employers are embracing; Masse said his friends “are all pretty much in the same boat as me — they are all pretty anti-AI.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

But once their systems reach a certain level of size and complexity, Zechner adds, they find themselves in the same boat as larger enterprises, which have found AI agents to be of limited use.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And, Alana said, she’s not alone: “Anyone who’s an average person is in the same boat, we’re all just trying to stay afloat.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The risk label puts the US company in the same boat as the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, which was similarly blacklisted over different national security concerns.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“And then the five of us will be in the same boat everyone else is in right now.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline