in the same boat

adjective

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]”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. idiomaticIn 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]

    1 more example

    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]

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
in the same shoes

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 處境相同 /处境相同, 在同一條船上 /在同一条船上
  • 處境相同 /处境相同 (chǔjìng xiāngtóng)in the same situation
  • 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
  • být na stejné lodiin the same situation
Dutch in hetzelfde bootje zitten, in hetzelfde schuitje zitten
  • in hetzelfde bootje zittenin the same situation
  • in hetzelfde schuitje zittenin the same situation
Finnish samassa veneessä
  • samassa veneessäin the same situation
French être dans le même bateau, être logé à la même enseigne
  • être dans le même bateauin the same situation
  • être logé à la même enseignein the same situation
German im selben Boot
  • im selben Bootin the same situation
Hungarian egy csónakban evez
  • egy csónakban evezin the same situation
Icelandic á sama báti, í sömu aðstöðu
  • á sama bátiin the same situation
  • í sömu aðstöðuin the same situation
  • með sameiginlega hagsmuniin the same situation
Japanese 同じ船に乗っている
  • 同じ船に乗っている (onaji fune ni notte iru)in the same situation
Korean 같은 배를 타다
  • 같은 배를 타다 (gateun bae-reul tada)in the same situation
Malay seperahu, senasib
  • seperahuin the same situation
  • senasibin the same situation
Norwegian Bokmål i samme båt
  • i samme båtin the same situation
Polish na tym samym wózku
  • na tym samym wózkuin the same situation
Portuguese estar no mesmo barco
  • estar no mesmo barcoin the same situation
Russian в одно́й ло́дке
  • в одно́й ло́дкеin the same situation
Slovak byť na jednej lodi
  • byť na jednej lodiin the same situation
Spanish en el mismo barco, en las mismas
  • en el mismo barcoin the same situation
  • en las mismasin the same situation
Swedish sitta i samma båt
  • sitta i samma båtin the same situation
Yiddish אױף אײן פֿור
  • אױף אײן פֿורin the same situation
Cite this entry
APA

in the same boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20same%20boat

MLA

“in the same boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20same%20boat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the same boat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20same%20boat.

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