How do you use "on the rocks" in a sentence?

Their marriage has been on the rocks for years. Things are on the rocks between them. The business partnership was on the rocks.

on the rocks

relationship in trouble A relationship that is failing or experiencing serious problems. Like a ship hitting rocks and breaking up.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian Unknown informal

Significado: relationship in trouble

关系出了问题。

Relación con problemas.

関係がうまくいっていない。

관계가 위기에 처한

A relationship that is failing or experiencing serious problems. Like a ship hitting rocks and breaking up.

一段正在破裂或遇到严重问题的关系。就像船撞上礁石而解体一样。

Una relación que está fracasando o experimentando problemas graves. Como un barco que choca contra las rocas y se rompe.

失敗しかけている、または深刻な問題を抱えている関係。岩礁に乗り上げて砕ける船のようなイメージ。

실패하거나 심각한 문제를 겪고 있는 관계. 배가 암초에 부딪혀 부서지는 것에 비유한 표현.

Their marriage has been on the rocks for years.
他们的婚姻已经岌岌可危好几年了
Su matrimonio lleva años en crisis
彼らの結婚は何年も危機的状態だ
그들의 결혼 생활은 몇 년째 위기 상태야.
Things are on the rocks between them.
他们之间的关系出了问题
Las cosas van mal entre ellos
二人の間はうまくいっていない
둘 사이가 잘 안 돼.
The business partnership was on the rocks.
商业合作关系岌岌可危
La asociación empresarial estaba en crisis
ビジネスパートナーシップは危機に瀕していた
그 사업 파트너십은 위기에 처해 있었다.

Contexto: relationships, trouble

Tono: concerned

Describe struggling relationships
用来描述陷入困境的关系
para describir relaciones en crisis
苦境にある関係を表現する時に使う
어려움을 겪고 있는 관계를 묘사할 때

For minor arguments
不用于小争吵
No se usa para discusiones menores
ちょっとした口げんかには使わない
사소한 다툼에 대해

Nautical metaphor - a ship on the rocks is in serious danger of destruction. Applied to relationships since the 19th century.

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: all