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Idiom be dead in the water if something is dead in the water, it has failed, and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future.So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water?
idiombe dead in the waterused in order to say that a business or plan has failed completely or has no chance of succeeding ◆ often used in newspapers and magazines:We have to work with big names such as Sony and IBM; if we don't we're dead in the water.The peace initiative looks dead in the water now that the ceasefire has been broken.
be dead in the waterTo be completely defunct. Oh, that idea from last week's meeting is dead in the water now that the CEO has vetoed it. |