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sinking

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a sinking feeling (informal)
a feeling that something bad is going to happen. I had that sinking feeling you get going into an exam you haven't studied for.
See also: feeling, 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

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


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