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in this together

in this together

51 3.6
People who share the same problem and help each other
  • idiom
translation icon : estar unidos
  • In tough times like these, it's important to remember that we're all in this together and need to support one another.

Hey, we're all in this together, right?

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Examples

  • We are in this together, OK?

    Pep Squad (1998)

  • Obama talked repeatedly about how we're all in this together, the essence of progressive belief.

    Blog text (25)

  • We're all in this together, and God can.

    The Royal Institution

  • We are all in this together and your vote is your power.

  • Hey, we're all in this together, right?

    Sara Dietschy

  • We're all in this together and it's working out for each of us as well.

  • Because we're all in this together.

    Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020)

  • We need to put aside our differences and realize that we are all in this together.

    Blog text (25)

  • The bottom line is that we are all in this together, and you cannot isolate one fight from another.

    Blog text (2)

  • We are distinctly separate from nature, yet somehow we're all still in this together.

    Blog text (33)

Synonyms

together
vsin this together
∞ 1.0

With other people to do something as a group

focuses on sharing a difficult situation and mutual support
on the same page
vsin this together
79 3.4

Having the same view about a plan or goal

emphasizes sharing a hard experience and supporting one another

Antonyms

alone
∞ 1.0

By yourself with no other people present

apart
∞ 1.0

Not together because of distance, time or different homes

How United

united
∞ 2.2
in this together
51 3.6
together
∞ 1.0
alone
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

in this together positive

Morphology

in + this + together

The meaning is directly compositional: 'in this' = in this situation and 'together' = jointly, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer 'we share the same situation and support each other.' This pattern is common across languages and follows a standard English preposition + demonstrative + adverb structure, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

In this together comes from a simple picture of people all being in the same small boat during a storm, so they are together and must help each other. That's why it means 'sharing the same difficult situation' and 'supporting each other'.