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It means that you are in"over your head," or in a situation you can't handle. It's similar to "in hot water." The image is of you over your head, in deep water, and having to swim for your life.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThat's not an idiom. It's just saying that someone's body is beneath the surface of the water.
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∙ 9y agoIt refers to a ship that is not going anywhere and is dead in the water. If you are dead in the water, you are at a stop and unable to proceed.
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∙ 10y agowait for a long time
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What does the idiom under cover mean?
It means secretly.
What does the idiom ' a little anger under the weather' mean?
Nothing that I have ever heard. "Under the weather" is an idiom, but there's no anger in the phrase.
What does the idiom by the water fountain mean?
This is not an idiom I have ever heard. Perhaps you mean water cooler talk, which means chat that might occur between workers at the water cooler or anywhere else.
What does the idiom went under mean?
Went under is used to mean they have failed, as in drowning. A business that went under is one that has closed or gone bankrupt.
What does the idiom to go through fire and water for someone or something mean?
This is not an idiom. An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from its elements. To go through fire and water for someone is easily understood to mean to make a special effort and to undergo difficulties for that person's sake.
What does under ones wing mean you a idiom?
Er ... what? Are you asking what "under one's wing" means? Here's a link.
What does the idiom 'water seeks its own level' mean?
It is not an idiom, it is fact. A hose can be used for a water level with hundreds of feet between the two points. As long as two bodies of water are connected somehow, they will be at the same level. As an idiom, it would mean a person tends to seek out people they feel are equal or have the same point of view.
What does the idiom as quick as water mean?
First, when you see the phrase AS ___ AS ___ it is A Simile instead of an idiom. It is easy to figure out the meaning of a simile. Water flows quickly, so the simile means that whatever it is, it's as fast as water flowing.
What does the idiom under the sun mean?
It depends on what the rest of the phrase said. "Everything under the sun" is a figurative way of saying "everything," while "under the sun" alone would mean out in the sunlight.
What does the idiom You must have been under a rock mean?
The idiom, "You must have been under a rock" means that you must have been away, in hiding or had no contact with civilization to miss this big eventFor example 'You didn't hear about him? You must have been living under a rock to miss that!'
What does the idiom being under a cloud mean?
Having already been judged badly, and having to get out from under the cloud before proceeding.to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor.
What does the idiom nothing new under thew sun mean?
You can't show me anything that I haven't seen already.?
