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The idiom dead in the water means unable to move forward or make progress. Plans may be stuck and nothing is happening.
The image comes from a boat that cannot move on the water. A similar idiom is to take the wind out of your sails.
The image comes from a boat that cannot move on the water. A similar idiom is to take the wind out of your sails.
Without the right parts, the repair was dead in the water.