《TIMES》周刊精选短语

all in the same boat

to be sharing the same difficult circumstances, often

with others who would normally be competitors

EXAMPLE:

When bad weather discouraged tourists from coming to the popular seacoast resort town, the managers of the different hotels in the town knew they were

all in the same boat and decided to work cooperatively with one another.

Armed to the teeth

equipped with everything one needs for action

EXAMPLE:

The worried company president had full financial statements, sales reports,