It isn't a good idea to have more than one person in charge.

This idiom or expression means:

Nothing can be done.

When someone says “We’re dead in the water,” they mean something like “There’s nothing we can do.”

Gossip.

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Surviving.
Trying to stay in business.
Trying not to fail in difficult times.
Saving, or trying to save, oneself.
Saving, or trying to save, one’s business.

Q. Do you want to join us on our trip? You need a vacation from work, you know.
A. I’d love to, but I have to work. I’m barely keeping my head above water as it is!

Like minded people find each other.