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
Adamo	ah-DAHM-o	Italian
Axelle	ak-SEL	French
Burgess	['bə:dʒis]
Kallisto	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Chava	-	Hebrew
Yiftach	-	Biblical Hebrew