sinking ship

English - Turkish

Definition of sinking ship in English Turkish dictionary

batan gemi

Related Terms

desert a sinking ship

(deyim) batan gemiyi terketmek

desert a sinking ship

(deyim) batan gemiyi terk etmek

English - English

Definition of sinking ship in English English dictionary

A doomed cause; a lost cause; a loosing cause; a loosing proposition; an impending debacle; an on-going disaster; a bad deal

A great start two months ago and now their company's a sinking ship.

Related Terms

like rats from a sinking ship

Quickly but in futility, away from a failing project

abandon a sinking ship

evacuate a ship that is sinking into the sea; leave a group or company because it is headed for failure

like rats leaving a sinking ship

behaving in a manner so as to save oneself before it is too late

Hyphenation

sink·ing ship

Turkish pronunciation

sîngkîng şîp

Pronunciation

/ˈsəɴɢkəɴɢ ˈsʜəp/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈʃɪp/