In a similar situation, in the same position. For example, Everyone's got too much work—we're all in the same boat. This expression alludes to the risks shared by passengers in a small boat at sea. [
Is it on the same boat or in the same boat?
It's "in the same boat" in BrE too. If it were 'on', the vessel would probably be a ship! Joking apart, making the vessel a boat (usually quite small) emphasizes both the external danger, the frailty of whatever comes between you and the outside world, and the closeness of the people who are in the same circumstances.
How do you use the same boat in a sentence?
- We are in the same boat; we must help each other.
- Others in her profession are in the same boat.
- He and I are in the same boat; we both succeeded.
- Everyone has lost their job. ...
- are in the same boat: we both failed the exam.
- Everyone is in the same boat today.
- We should all be in the same boat.
