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in the same boat

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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If you’re in the same boat, do what I wish I’d done: Set up automatic deposits equal to 10% of your pay from your checking account to a Roth IRA, up to the limit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

"It's going to throw everything at you, everyone is in the same boat and you really have to dial in on your targets," Korda said.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Yet all are, so to speak, in the same boat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

Federal workers don’t all sit in the same boat.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

I think of Baraa answering his phone in his private guesthouse, only to end up with us in the same boat to Europe.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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