• to be in the same boat = be in the same unpleasant situation.
  All of us have lost our job. We're all on the same boat.
• to miss the boat = fail to take an opportunity that will give you an advantage.
  You'll miss the boat if you don't buy shares now.
• to push the boat out (UK) = spend more money than usual on something special.
  Come on, push the boat out and get tickets for the concert!
• to rock the boat = cause problems for other members of a group by criticizing something.
  She didn't want to rock the boat, so she kept silent during the meeting.
• to throw somebody under the bus = get somebody in trouble by placing the blame on him or not standing up for him.
  She threw her employees under the bus, claiming no responsibility in her own mistakes.
• to paddle one's own canoe (UK) = do things for oneself.
  She was alone so she had to paddle her own canoe all the time.
• to put the cart before the horse = do two things in the wrong order.
  First you must have dinner and then eat the dessert. You're putting the cart before the horse.
• to upset the apple cart = spoil somebody's plans.
  She didn't want to upset the apple cart by asking to change the date of the meeting.
• to climb/jump/get on the bandwagon = start doing something that a lot of people are already doing (used to show disapproval).
  They noticed the success of reality-shows around the world and decided to jump on the bandwagon to produce their own.
• to fall off the back of a lorry = be probably stolen (used humorously).
  He has a new stereo, which, we suspect, fell off the back of a lorry.
• to jump ship = leave an organization that you are working for, specially to join another.
  Our boss jumped ship and now he's working for our competitor.
• to run a tight ship = manage a company effectively.
  Our new boss really runs a tight ship.
• to desert/leave a sinking ship = leave a place or a person when things become difficult.
  She didn't want to desert a sinking ship but the company situation was really unbearable.
• somebody's train of thought = somebody's sequence of ideas.
  She couldn't follow his train of thought on the matter.
• to lose one's train of thought = forget what one was thinking about.
  I'm sorry, but I lost my train of thought. What was I saying?

We thank Sandra Riera (from Barcelona, Spain) for her suggestion.

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