in the same boat
In the same situation or predicamentIn the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
» Tom got in the boat.
Tom stieg ins Boot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том сел в лодку. — odexed
Том сів до човна. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
You can't ignore their problems because we're all in the same boat here. [in the subsense emphasizing the inevitably collective nature of a situation]
You can ignore their problems, but you could be in the same boat someday. [in the subsense emphasizing the notion of there but for the grace of God go I]
im selben Boot
в одно́й ло́дке
Examples
93 sentencesTom got in the boat.
Том сів до човна. — deniko
ruТом сел в лодку. — odexed
deTom stieg ins Boot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I got in the boat.
Я сів у човен. — deniko
ruЯ сел в лодку. — marafon
Apparently, we're in the same boat.
We crossed the lake in a boat.
ruМы пересекли озеро в лодке. — Biga
deWir haben diesen See mit einem Boot überquert. — Miyako
You can go there in a boat.
ruВы можете поехать туда на лодке. — Selena777
deDu kannst mit einem Boot dorthin kommen. — Tickler
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