To be at sea
to be confused or perplexed
To be at sea
to be confused or perplexed
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Examples
"My sister is quite at sea in Maths; she cannot solve a single problem."
"When the code failed, the whole team was at sea until someone found the bug."
Mnemonic Trick
At sea = lost at sea, without direction — confusion.
Cultural Context
Common idiom for confusion or lack of understanding.
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