Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Boat

Both in the same boat. Both treated alike; both placed in the same conditions. The reference is to the boat launched when a ship is wrecked. To be represented in a boat is the ordinary symbol of apotheosis. Many sovereigns are so represented on coins.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Boatswain
Boast of England
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