a sinking ship

an organization that is failing She says the school is a sinking ship, and has no money to hire additional teachers.

a company or other organization that is failing He'd seen the company's accounts, realized he was on a sinking ship, and decided to get off.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Steve	[sti:v]
Aikin	['eikin]
Susannah	-	Biblical
Ilana	-	Hebrew
SÉRaphin	se-ra-FEN	French
Ajith	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam