all at sea

Puzzled, perplexed, or completely confused (about a subject or some task at hand). I tried to do well in this class, but I've been all at sea since we started.See also: all, sea

all at sea

BRITISH or

at sea

COMMON If someone is all at sea or is at sea, they are very confused by a situation and do not understand it. While he may be all at sea on the economy, his changes have brought the West real and lasting political benefits. This was a massive success for a party that, two years previously, was all at sea. Note: The reference here is to a ship or a boat that has got lost. See also: all, sea

all, completely, etc. at ˈsea

confused; not organized: We’re still completely at sea trying to understand the new regulations.See also: sea

at sea, to be/all

To be bewildered, to have lost one’s way. Presumably it reflects the idea of literally having lost one’s bearings while at sea. It was so used by Dickens and other nineteenth-century writers. See also: all

单词	all at sea
释义	all at sea all at sea In a state of confusion or perplexity; from the idea that sailors who went out of sight of land in the time before navigational aids were invented would be completely lost. all at sea all at sea Puzzled, perplexed, or completely confused (about a subject or some task at hand). I tried to do well in this class, but I've been all at sea since we started.See also: all, sea all at sea BRITISH or at sea COMMON If someone is all at sea or is at sea, they are very confused by a situation and do not understand it. While he may be all at sea on the economy, his changes have brought the West real and lasting political benefits. This was a massive success for a party that, two years previously, was all at sea. Note: The reference here is to a ship or a boat that has got lost. See also: all, sea all, completely, etc. at ˈsea confused; not organized: We’re still completely at sea trying to understand the new regulations.See also: sea at sea, to be/all To be bewildered, to have lost one’s way. Presumably it reflects the idea of literally having lost one’s bearings while at sea. It was so used by Dickens and other nineteenth-century writers. See also: all
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