in the same boat meaning

(of people) in the same unfavourable circumstances

[American idiom]
in the same situation; having the same problem. (In can be replaced with into.)
• TOM: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? BILL: Sorry I'm in the same boat.
• Jane and Mary are both in the same boat. They have been called for jury duty.
• I am in the same boat as Mary.

[American slang]
in the same situation; having the same problem. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.)
  Tom: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? Bill: Sorry. I'm in the same boat.
  Jane and Mary are both in the same boat. They have been called for jury duty.

Examples

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1. i find myself in the same boat.
2. she and i are in the same boat : we both failed the exam.
3. we are in the same boat.
4. you and me, don t you know ? in the same boat
5. number 2 : remember that we are all in the same boat