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take on water
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Meaning take on water meaning
What does take on water mean?
take on water
verb
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(of a ship, boat, or other watercraft) To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.
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(idiomatic, by extension) To be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.
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