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Dead in the water
adjective
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Definitions
1.
adjective
Stationary with respect to the current, having no momentum propulsion.
2.
adjective
Doomed; unable to succeed.
Synonyms
dead calm
dead as ditch-water
dead in the train
dead
lifeless
netdead
dead as a herring
living dead
keelless
propulsionless
dead-stroke
deadass
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