be on the rocks

1. Literally, to have become stuck on rocks in the water, as of a ship. Our ship is on the rocks now, after crashing during that violent storm.

2. To be in jeopardy and likely to end or fail. Typically used in reference to romantic relationships. Did you hear that Bill and Maria are on the rocks? Of course their marriage is on the rocks, they fight all the time!

3. To suffer financial hardship, often suddenly. I was on the rocks pretty soon after I lost my job. You need to make sound financial decisions to keep your company from being on the rocks.

4. To contain ice, as of an alcoholic beverage. That drink's on the rocks, so it's not the one I ordered.

on the rocks, to be

Ruined, either financially or in some other way. This term comes from a ship that has run aground on rocks and will break into pieces unless it can be hauled or floated off in time. The term began to be used as a metaphor for other disasters in the late nineteenth century. A common modern application appears in Tennessee Williams’s play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955): “When a marriage goes on the rocks, the rocks are there, right there [pointing to the bed].” A more recent meaning for on the rocks is for a beverage, usually containing liquor, that is served over ice cubes (“rocks”).

词组	be on the rocks
释义	be on the rocks be on the rocks 1. Literally, to have become stuck on rocks in the water, as of a ship. Our ship is on the rocks now, after crashing during that violent storm. 2. To be in jeopardy and likely to end or fail. Typically used in reference to romantic relationships. Did you hear that Bill and Maria are on the rocks? Of course their marriage is on the rocks, they fight all the time! 3. To suffer financial hardship, often suddenly. I was on the rocks pretty soon after I lost my job. You need to make sound financial decisions to keep your company from being on the rocks. 4. To contain ice, as of an alcoholic beverage. That drink's on the rocks, so it's not the one I ordered. See also: on, rock Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the rocks, to be Ruined, either financially or in some other way. This term comes from a ship that has run aground on rocks and will break into pieces unless it can be hauled or floated off in time. The term began to be used as a metaphor for other disasters in the late nineteenth century. A common modern application appears in Tennessee Williams’s play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955): “When a marriage goes on the rocks, the rocks are there, right there [pointing to the bed].” A more recent meaning for on the rocks is for a beverage, usually containing liquor, that is served over ice cubes (“rocks”). See also: on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: on the rocks, to be abandon ship on the rocks take in water clear the deck clear the deck(s) clear the decks break ship be broad in the beam moor up
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