Idiom: To be in the same boat

 

"In the same boat"

Meaning:

  • To have the same problem or to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people.
  • If two or more people are in the same boat, they have the same challenges or problems.

Related words: in the same situation, alike, even, together

Usage: 

This idiom is used when you want to make someone feel better about an unpleasant position that you are both in. Or it can be used to express that you are both experiencing the same situation (good or bad).

Origin:

The phrase originated in the mid-1800s and was used mainly by the Greeks to refer to the risks faced by the passengers in a small boat at sea. Another interesting but probably incorrect theory about the origin of the phrase refers to the sinking of the ship Titanic in 1912 when people from all classes were stuck in the same situation when the ship was sinking.

Example Dialog

A: The traffic is terrible. 

B: Don't get angry. We're all in the same boat.


A: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars?

B: I'm sorry. I'm in the same boat.


Example Sentences

  • She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.
  • The economy is terrible at the moment.  All the local businesses are struggling.  They are all in the same boat.
  • John and I failed our history test.  As, we’re both in the same boat,  we’re studying together so that we will pass when we retake the test.
  • There’s so much work to do in the office at the moment.  We have a very good team though and no one’s complaining as we know we’re all in the same boat.
  • Don’t be mad at me! We’re all in the same boat here.
  • Tragedies, wars, and diseases should be times in which everybody works together against the crisis. So, we’re all in the same boat. 
  • I know this is difficult work, but we are all in the same boat here, so we’ll have to do this together. 
  • Until this virus is beaten across the area, we are all in the same boat with the necessity for equal restrictions. 
  • The speaker said that everyone should make an effort towards the protection of the environment, as everyone was in the same boat, and climate changes would have dire consequences for all.
  • Andrew is always complaining there is a lot of work to do but we are all in the same boat.
  • The lockdown has been very difficult to deal with, but knowing that we are all in the same boat has made it bearable.
  • My sister failed her driver's test, and I'll be in the same boat if I don't practice parallel parking.
  • As hard as it is to live with a disability, remember that you're not alone—a lot of other people are in the same boat.
  • If you are worried about baldness, know that — 40 percent of men under 35 are in the same boat.

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