Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink meaning
What does the saying 'Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink' mean?
Idiom: Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
Meaning:
This is from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and is used to suggest that despite being surrounded by something, you cannot benefit from it.
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