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idiombe treading waterused in order to say that a business or person is not developing and becoming more successful:During your first two or three years at ICI, you may feel as though you are treading water, because you are in the process of proving yourself.In these times well-financed companies can afford to tread water, there is no pressure to expand .NoteTreading water is a way of swimming that lets you float and look around without moving forward.
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