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dead in the water
Adjective
not-comparable
figuratively
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（航海用語で）流れに対して静止しており、推進力がなく動かない状態 / （慣用表現で）行き詰まり、成功が見込めず、失敗が決定的な状態
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(nautical) Stationary with respect to the current, having no means of propulsion. / (idiomatic, figuratively) Doomed; unable to succeed.
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dead in the water
By midnight the fishing boat lay dead in the water after its engine failed.
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By midnight the fishing boat lay dead in the water after its engine failed.
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