DEAD IN THE WATER


Meaning of DEAD IN THE WATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.