sinking ship
ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ʃɪp
sinking ship: vessel that is going down in water
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Definition of sinking ship - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
maritimevessel that is going down in water
  • The crew abandoned the sinking ship to save their lives.
2.
idiomaticfailing situation or project beyond recovery
  • The company was a sinking ship after the scandal.
hopeless case lost cause

Adjective

failingin a state of failure or decline
  • The company is a sinking ship with no hope of recovery.
collapsing crumbling failing
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  • sinking ship: vessel that is going down in water
    vessel that is going down in water

Expressions with sinking ship

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like rats from a sinking shipexp.
quickly but futilely away from a failing project or situation
Employees left like rats from a sinking ship when the company went bankrupt..
desert a sinking shipv.
leave a failing organization or situation
Many employees decided to desert a sinking ship when the company started failing.
leave a sinking shipv.
abandon a failing situation or organization
Many employees decided to leave a sinking ship.

Expressions with sinking

sinking feelingn.
sudden dread from realizing trouble may be coming
I had a sinking feeling when I saw the missed calls.
like rats from a sinking shipexp.
quickly but futilely away from a failing project or situation
Employees left like rats from a sinking ship when the company went bankrupt..
desert a sinking shipv.
leave a failing organization or situation
Many employees decided to desert a sinking ship when the company started failing.
get that sinking feelingv.
suddenly feel worried or afraid about something bad
I got that sinking feeling when I saw the test results.
leave a sinking shipv.
abandon a failing situation or organization
Many employees decided to leave a sinking ship.
with a sinking heartadv.
feeling sad or disappointed about something
She read the letter with a sinking heart.

Expressions with ship

ship offv.
send something to another place
They will ship off the package tomorrow.
ship outv.
to send goods to a destination
The company will ship out your order tomorrow..
abandon shipv.
leave a group when facing difficulties
Many investors decided to abandon ship after the scandal.
ship in a bottlen.
model ship inside a glass bottle
He admired the ship in a bottle on the shelf.
steer the shipv.
direct the course of a ship
The captain will steer the ship through the storm.
that ship has already sailedexp.
express that an opportunity is no longer available
That ship has already sailed, so we can't apply now.
like rats from a sinking shipexp.
quickly but futilely away from a failing project or situation
Employees left like rats from a sinking ship when the company went bankrupt..
right the shipv.
correct a difficult or unstable situation
The new CEO was hired to right the ship after the scandal..
run a tight shipv.
manage an organization strictly and efficiently
The new manager runs a tight ship, ensuring all tasks are completed on time.
ship passing in the nightn.
person or thing briefly encountered with little connection
We were just ships passing in the night.

Terms related to sinking ship

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sinksunkenabandoncapsizedistressevacuatelifeboatmaritimerescuesalvagebreakdowncatastrophe

Terms with sinking ship included in their meaning

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take in waterv.
difficulty
become overwhelmed or burdened like a sinking ship
abandon shipv.
maritime
leave a ship in danger of sinking
founderv.
ship sinking
ship fills with water and sinks
go down withv.
maritime
die in the sinking of a ship
founderingn.
maritime
the process of a ship sinking
scuttlingn.
maritime
the act of sinking a ship deliberately
Titanicn.
movie
well-known movie about a passenger ship sinking in 1912

Examples of sinking ship in a sentence

  • The movie featured a dramatic scene with a sinking ship.
  • The startup became a sinking ship after losing funding.
  • His career felt like a sinking ship with no prospects.
  • Their project turned into a sinking ship after the budget cuts.
  • The startup became a sinking ship within a year.

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  1. French:navire en train de couler, en perdition, ...
  2. German:sinkendes Schiff, untergehendes Schiff, ...
  3. Italian:barca che affonda, in declino, ...
  4. Spanish:nave que se hunde, hundido, ...
  5. Portuguese:navio a afundar, condenado ao fracasso, ...
  6. Chinese:下沉的船, 失败的, ...
  7. Japanese:沈む船, 失敗する会社, ...
  8. Arabic:سَفِينَة غَارِقَة, آيِل إِلَى الانْهِيَار, ...
  9. Hebrew:אֳנִיָּה טוֹבַעַת, כּוֹשֵׁל, ...
  10. Russian:тонущий корабль, неудачная компания, ...
  11. Ukrainian:потопаючий корабель, невдача, ...
  12. Hindi:डूबता जहाज़, असफल कंपनी, ...

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