- dead in the water
- completely unlikely to succeed
The peace process is now dead in the water.
English dictionary. 2014.
dead in the water
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Dead in the Water — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der perfekte Mord Originaltitel: Dead in the Water Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1991 Länge: 83 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
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