tread water
Example Sentences
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The Colts, expected to tread water at best in 2025, are openly talking about playoffs and championships.
This lopsided pattern means that efforts to promote corporate accountability at best tread water, while industry victories regularly reshape the legal landscape.
From Slate
Roberts won’t say this publicly, but the Dodgers just have to tread water until they are whole.
From Los Angeles Times
In the meantime, the Dodgers will have to continue to tread water.
From Los Angeles Times
Would Liverpool tread water or even go backwards for a season or two while his successor settled into the job?
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
