What is another word for sinking ship?
Pronunciation: [sˈɪŋkɪŋ ʃˈɪp] (IPA) 
A sinking ship often refers to a situation or organization that is failing, doomed or in decline. There are various synonyms for this phrase such as a sinking boat, capsizing vessel, doomed enterprise, failing business, collapsing organization, sinking project or a floundering venture. Other expressions that can be used to describe a sinking ship include a sinking titan, a foundering enterprise or a sinking experiment. These synonyms are often used to describe a hopelessly lost or failing endeavor that is beyond saving, and that both emphasizes the imminent collapse of something once great, and a warning to change course before it's too late.
