a sinking ship



a sinking ship

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

a sinking ship

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.
See also: ship, sink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrennaBREN-əEnglish
Apolinarah-po-lee-NAHRSpanish
MarcioMAHR-thyo (Spanish), MAHR-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
MarilynnMER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-linEnglish
Rafa'el-Biblical Hebrew
Titrit-Northern African, Berber