As usual he left it to the last moment and as a consequence he missed the boat.

I'm sorry to tell you that you've burnt your boats now and so you won't be able to go back.

I told her I understood exactly what she was feeling as we were both after all in the same boat.

No matter how smoothly things are running, you can always rely on Charlie to rock the boat.

Although they were a couple well into their 80's everything in their house was always shipshape.

I'm afraid you've left that food too long out of the fridge and now it's gone off.

Everybody imagined that there was a big romance between the two of them but it turned out they were merely ships that pass in the night.

Sadly it never happened but she was absolutely sure her ship would come in one day and she could buy that house in the country.

In view of his change in fortune he decided to push the boat out and hold a big party.

Once you've read the instruction book, you'll probably find it's plain sailing.