sinking ship
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sinking ship
noun sinking ships
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Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.
He said that […] Bella had been perfectly right to leave him, because he was a sinking ship, and deserved to be turned out penniless into the world.
Similar: lost cause
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noun something doomed
| Français | cause perdue |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sinkendes Schiff |
| Русский | то́нущий кора́бль tónuščij koráblʹ |
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title = {sinking ship},
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