all at sea

Idioms and Phrases

see at sea .

Example Sentences

The home side fail to clear and their defence looks all at sea as on-form midfielder Blair Spittal fires a low drive that goalkeeper Jack Butland takes two attempts to hold on the deck.

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It was an unhappy 550th Hibs appearance for Paul Hanlon as the centre-half was restored to the starting line-up, but he was not the only one to find himself all at sea as the visitors consistently gave up possession too easily.

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Usually so steady at the back, Northern Ireland were all at sea and shipped four goals to Slovenia with the defence chopping and changing as the injury woes piled up.

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This was classic Smith, an innings where his batting looked both all at sea and impenetrable at the same time.

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The thrower, the lifters, the jumpers were all at sea as the ball soared over the back to Charles Ollivon.

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Related Words

• adrift
• astray
• bewildered
• lost
• perplexed
• unhinged
• unsettled