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tread water |
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tread water someone who is treading water is not doing anything to make progress (often in continuous tenses) I'm just treading water until I get an opportunity to try for a job with more responsibility. See step on toestread water to be active but without making progress or falling farther behind Sales are about the same as last year, and the company is pretty much treading water. Related vocabulary: mark timeEtymology: based on the literal meaning of tread water (to stay in one place in water by moving your legs quickly) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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