How to Pronounce "dead in the water"
expression
DED in thuh WAW-ter
DED in thuh WAW-tuh
Definition
If something is 'dead in the water,' it has stopped progressing and has no chance of success. It originally referred to a boat unable to move, but now is used for projects, plans, or ideas that aren’t going anywhere.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛd/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔtɝ
British English
dˈɛd/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DED in thuh WAW-ter
UK
DED in thuh WAW-tuh
Listen in Context
The project is dead in the water after losing funding.
Once the company stopped supporting it, the software was dead in the water.
His idea was dead in the water before it even started.
After that scandal, their campaign is pretty much dead in the water.