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I think it comes from the Titanic. Despite their difference in class, when the ship struck the iceberg, they were all in the same boat - IE, no different.
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What is the origin of the phrase whatever floats your boat?
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What words with the same beginning sound as goat?
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What is the origin of the idiom to go overboard?
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What are the release dates for All in the Same Boat - 1915?
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Is it the same originated as origin?
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What's a good name for an origin Giratina?
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Are tissues composed of cells from the same origin?
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