Examples of 'tread water' in a sentence
Meaning of "tread water"
Tread water is a phrase used to describe a swimming technique that allows a person to stay afloat and maintain their position in the water without making progress towards a destination. It involves moving the arms and legs in a way that keeps the body above the water surface. The phrase is also used figuratively to describe a situation where one is putting in effort to stay in the same position, without making progress
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- To remain afloat in the water without use of any buoyancy aid, by using kicking motions and hand motions.
- To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position.
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Tread water until we receive further instructions.
You can not tread water forever.
Euro area economy continues to tread water.
She may tread water for a while.
I hate to kiss and tread water too.
Tread water with your arms.
Stay in the middle and tread water.
I will just tread water until you are ready.
We give our lives to tread water.
You will tread water for one hour.
I know you can tread water.
Tread water for a few weeks.
They are left to tread water disconsolately.
At least at camp they teach you to tread water.
You can tread water and.
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I feel like all we do is tread water.
Just tread water this year.
Men have been known to tread water for days.
Tread water for days.
During the first third it does tread water a bit.
You begin to tread water and look for a way out.
I had to stop and tread water.
To tread water.
She instinctively began to tread water.
An adult rat can tread water for three days.
The worst outcome is that you might simply tread water.
I can tread water.
Another unidentified couple struggled to tread water nearby.
You can for sure tread water until that boat gets here.
Stars continue to rise and ailing careers continue to tread water.
You need to tread water.
It can also aid you in a scenario where you have to tread water.
Hold onto your honker and tread water if you have to.
We need goals both big and small or we will just tread water.
Emerging markets will continue to tread water as debt reaches new peaks.
Tread water or float in a full circle and find an exit from the pool.
I am working two jobs just to tread water out here.
I tread water for as long as I could.
Sometimes you tread water.
Like if you could tread water until you see a bird then I will get whatever I want.
I am learning to tread water.
Tells me to tread water as long as I can.
The chamber will fill pretty quickly and you will try to tread water.
I will just have to tread water until I get it right.
The European Union is doomed to tread water.
All I could do was tread water and hope someone would find me.
But he says he 's not happy to tread water.
Allowing yourself to tread water in a state of not-knowing.
Tread water for 2 minutes using only legs.
Noon tomorrow if you are late you only get the tread water in the scallop tank.
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