a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future :
His leadership campaign is dead in the water.
a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future :
His leadership campaign is dead in the water.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005