sink like a stone

verb

To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.

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Meanings

verbsink like a stone (third-person singular simple present sinks like a stone, present participle sinking like a stone, simple past sank like a stone, past participle sunk like a stone)

present singular third person sinks like a stone · participle present sinking like a stone · past sank like a stone · participle past sunk like a stone

  1. simileTo sink immediately, with no chance of floating.
  2. figurativelysimileTo completely fail.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go down like a cup of cold sick
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