For now we're just treading water, but we hope negotiations will begin soon.
English dictionary. 2014.
tread water — ► tread water 1) maintain an upright position in deep water by moving the feet with a walking movement and the hands with a downward circular motion. 2) fail to make progress. Main Entry: ↑tread … English terms dictionary
tread water — If someone is treading water, they are making no progress … The small dictionary of idiomes
tread water — 1》 maintain an upright position in deep water by moving the feet with a walking movement and the hands with a downward circular motion. 2》 fail to make progress. → tread … English new terms dictionary
tread water — phrasal : to keep the body nearly upright in the water and the head above water by a treading motion of the feet usually aided by the hands trying to regain his breath while he treaded water Nathaniel Benchley rose under the stern and trod water… … Useful english dictionary
tread water — If someone is treading water, they are making no progress. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are treading water, your situation remains stationary in spite of your efforts, with no sign of any progress. I ve been treading… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tread water — {v. phr.} To keep the head above water with the body in an upright position by moving the feet as if walking. * /He kept afloat by treading water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tread water — {v. phr.} To keep the head above water with the body in an upright position by moving the feet as if walking. * /He kept afloat by treading water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tread water — phrasal to keep the body nearly upright in the water and the head above water by a treading motion of the feet usually aided by the hands … New Collegiate Dictionary
tread\ water — v. phr. To keep the head above water with the body in an upright position by moving the feet as if walking. He kept afloat by treading water … Словарь американских идиом
tread water — someone who is treading water is not doing anything to make progress. I m just treading water until I get an opportunity to try for a job with more responsibility. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
