in the same boat

1. Also, all in the same boat. 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. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

“It doesn’t make any of us safer. I was born in this country and I’m scared. A lot of folks are in the same boat — even though they’re citizens ... Just based on the color of their skin or how they look or where they are, that makes them susceptible to being detained.”

From Los Angeles Times

"It's great for everyone, there's no judgement on using secondhand clothes. There used to be a lot of stigma, it had to be branded but now there's no stigma on that, everyone's in the same boat struggling."

From BBC

I wanted to move forward with my music, but we had worked so hard to get to the point we got to in System, and not everyone was in the same boat when it came to how we wanted to move forward.

From Los Angeles Times

“But since I am in the same boat, I can’t do nothing but to learn to trust the process.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Now, until that’s actually agreed upon from both sides, we’re really in the same boat. ... So, we’re trying to be able to solve that, and if we’re able to land that we’ll be excited about that.”

From Los Angeles Times