in the tank



in the tank

1. In reserve: a runner who didn't have enough in the tank to hold the lead.
2. In a state of decline or failure: Stocks have been in the tank for months.
3. Enthusiastically partial; strongly favoring: a reporter accused of being in the tank for a candidate.
See also: tank

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vinay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Jayadev-Indian, Kannada
Caratacus-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
BognaBAWG-nahPolish
Paulien-Dutch
Viktoriavik-TO-ree-ah (German), veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian