boat
be in the same boat be in the same unfortunate or difficult circumstances as others. informal
burn your boats: seeburn.
float someone's boat: seefloat.
miss the boat: seemiss.
off the boat recently arrived from a foreign country, and by implication naive or an outsider. informal, often offensive
push the boat out be lavish in your spending or celebrations. British informal
☞ Push the boat out apparently originated as mid 20th-century naval slang meaning 'pay for a round of drinks'.
rock the boat say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset other people. informal
2001Reginald HillDialogues of the Dead Having got back to something like an even keel with the super, it would be foolish to risk rocking the boat by letting personal dislike cloud his judgment.