| 单词 | dead in the water |
| 释义 | dead in the waterUnable to function or move; inoperable. For example, Without an effective leader, our plans for expansion are dead in the water. Originally referring to a crippled ship, this colloquialism was soon applied more broadly. Words nearby dead in the waterdeadhead, Dead Heart, dead heat, dead horse, dead in one's tracks, dead in the water, dead key, dead languages, dead leg, dead letter, dead letter box The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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