all in the same boat& p/ f2 B! {/ g5 w
to be sharing the same difficult circumstances, often. X: d P' M e2 `. y
with others who would normally be competitors/ D/ M# c$ y. N& c7 `
EXAMPLE:/ p# y3 o/ U+ D9 C u* e! B9 i
When bad weather discouraged tourists from coming to the popular seacoast resort town, the managers of the different hotels in the town knew they were* S v* O2 B7 q. ~! v) L
all in the same boat and decided to work cooperatively with one another.