1 : incapable of being effective : STALLED <peace talks were dead in the water >
2 : as good as dead : DOOMED <most books are dead in the water long before their publication ― Phillip Lopate>
1 : incapable of being effective : STALLED <peace talks were dead in the water >
2 : as good as dead : DOOMED <most books are dead in the water long before their publication ― Phillip Lopate>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012