Phrase guide

in the same boat

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You can ignore their problems, but you could be in the same boat someday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 處境相同 /处境相同 (chǔjìng xiāngtóng) — in the same situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在同一條船上 /在同一条船上 (zài tóngyī tiáo chuán shàng) — in the same situation
  • Czech: být na stejné lodi — in the same situation
  • Dutch: in hetzelfde bootje zitten — in the same situation
  • Dutch: in hetzelfde schuitje zitten — in the same situation
  • Finnish: samassa veneessä — in the same situation
  • French: être dans le même bateau — in the same situation
  • French: être logé à la même enseigne — in the same situation
  • Georgian: ერთ ტაფაში იწვებიან (ert ṭapaši ic̣vebian) — in the same situation
  • German: im selben Boot — in the same situation
  • Hungarian: egy csónakban evez — in the same situation
  • Icelandic: á sama báti — in the same situation
  • Icelandic: í sömu aðstöðu — in the same situation
  • Icelandic: með sameiginlega hagsmuni — in the same situation
  • Japanese: 同じ船に乗っている (onaji fune ni notte iru) — in the same situation
  • Korean: 같은 배를 타다 (gateun bae-reul tada) — in the same situation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i samme båt — in the same situation
  • Polish: na tym samym wózku — in the same situation
  • Portuguese: estar no mesmo barco — in the same situation
  • Russian: в одно́й ло́дке — in the same situation
  • Slovak: byť na jednej lodi — in the same situation
  • Spanish: en el mismo barco — in the same situation
  • Spanish: en las mismas — in the same situation
  • Swedish: sitta i samma båt — in the same situation
  • Yiddish: אױף אײן פֿור — in the same situation