in the tank

低迷している、落ち込んでいる

成績や状況が悪い、または非常に低い水準にとどまっている。

やさしい英語で： Doing badly or staying at a very low level.

• Sales are in the tank.
• The economy stayed in the tank all year.
• With share prices in the tank, investors were worried.

類義語： struggling, in decline, in a slump

反対語： thriving

よく使う表現： in the tank, still in the tank

余力として残っている、蓄えてある

特に体力や気力などが、後で使えるものとしてまだ残っている。

やさしい英語で： Still available to use later, especially energy or strength.

• I still have energy in the tank.
• She had enough left in the tank for one final sprint.
• Do you have anything in the tank after that long climb?

類義語： in reserve, available

よく使う表現： in the tank, something in the tank

肩入れしている、偏って支持している

ほかの人への公平さを欠くほど、特定の人や集団に強く肩入れしている。

やさしい英語で： Strongly supporting a person or group, often without being fair to others.

• That newspaper is in the tank for him.
• She accused the network of being in the tank for one party.
• Are these reporters in the tank for the government?

使い方： in the tank for someone/something (Critics say the newspaper is in the tank for the mayor.)

類義語： biased, partisan, supportive

よく使う表現： in the tank, in the tank for someone

長考している、熟考している

特にポーカーで、次の行動を決めるまで長い時間考えている。

やさしい英語で： Taking a long time to decide what to do, especially during poker.

• The poker player was in the tank.
• After the large bet, she went in the tank for two minutes.
• He stayed in the tank before finally folding.

類義語： deliberating, thinking hard

よく使う表現： in the tank, go in the tank