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Of course. The phrase "treading water" has both a literal meaning and a very common figurative one.
1. Literal Meaning
Literally, treading water is a swimming technique where you stay upright in the water with your head above the surface, without moving in any direction. You make continuous, sculling motions with your hands and gentle kicking motions with your feet to keep yourself afloat.
This is a crucial survival skill to prevent drowning when you can't immediately get out of the water or need to rest.
2. Figurative Meaning (Most Common)
Figuratively, treading water means:
To be active but making no progress.
It describes a situation where you are putting in effort just to stay where you are, dealing with immediate demands to avoid failing or falling behind, but not actually moving forward toward your goals.
It implies a state of stagnation, marking time, or being in a holding pattern.
Key feelings associated with treading water:
Stagnation: You're not getting promoted, learning new skills, or improving your life.
Busyness without productivity: You are swamped with work or tasks, but at the end of the day, you have nothing significant to show for it.
Maintaining the status quo: All your energy is spent just keeping things from getting worse, rather than making them better.
Exhaustion: It's often a tiring and frustrating state because the effort is constant with no rewarding outcome.
Examples in a Sentence:
Work/Career: "I'm not looking for a promotion; I'm just treading water until I find a new job."
Business: "The company isn't growing. With the current economy, we're just treading water to survive."
Studying: "I have three exams this week. I'm not really learning the material, just treading water to get through it."
Daily Life: "Between work, kids, and chores, I feel like I'm just treading water and never have time for myself."
In short, if you're "treading water," you are surviving but not thriving. You are busy maintaining your current position but are stuck and not advancing.
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