in the same boat
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
Example Sentences
- "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]"