idioms using “sink”

That sinking feeling

A feeling of despair or failure

“Ishida-san got that sinking feeling the minute she saw the look on her friend’s face; she knew he had lost his job.“

Sink in

To penetrate one’s brain, to come to realize

“It took a while for the news to sink in; she simply couldn’t believe she had won the international poetry prize.“

Sink or swim

Fail or succeed

“Our research is no longer being subsidized by the government so it’s sink or swim; cancel the project or produce a viable product in the next six months.“

Sinking ship

Failing enterprise or company

“Most of the employees left the sinking ship and signed on with its competitors.“

Everything but the kitchen sink

To include everything that is at all possible

“The 160-page detailed budget for the new automobile design contained everything but the kitchen sink.“