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in the same boat

in the same boat adjective: in the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.

Adjective

in the same boat

  1. (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]

in the same boat meaning in Bengali and Malay

in the same boat in Bengali

একই পরিস্থিতি, অবস্থায় থাকা, একই ধরনের সমস্যা থাকা

in the same boat in Malay

in the same situation
seperahu, senasib

Words formed from in the same boat

Questions about in the same boat

What does in the same boat mean?
In the same boat means in the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
What is in the same boat in Bengali?
In the same boat in Bengali is একই পরিস্থিতি, অবস্থায় থাকা, একই ধরনের সমস্যা থাকা. See In the same boat meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is in the same boat?
In the same boat is an adjective.

Words near in the same boat in the dictionary

  1. in the round
  2. in the running
  3. in the sack
  4. in the saddle
  5. in the sales
  6. in the same boat
  7. in the same breath
  8. in the same shoes
  9. in the same vain
  10. in the same vane
  11. in the same vein

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