dead in the water

English

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Adjective

dead in the water (not comparable)

(nautical) Stationary with respect to the current, having no inertia or propulsion.
(idiomatic, figuratively) Doomed; unable to succeed.

Translations

without inertia

French: sans erre (fr)

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