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be dead in the water

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be dead in the water
if something is dead in the water, it has failed, and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water? As soon as Mum finds out that you'll be away overnight, your plan's going to be dead in the water.
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residents and families--they will be dead in the water.
The consensus is that without support from the record labels, the gatekeepers to popular music, any technology would be dead in the water.
``All might do well in their exclusive runs, but if they don't get that Oscar nomination, they will be dead in the water,'' predicted box office analyst Robert Bucksbaum, president of Reel Source, Inc.
 
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