English-Finnish translations for tread water

• huitoa vettä
• pärskiä
• polkea paikallaan
  No, jotkut saattavat haluta polkea paikallaan, mutta EU on tehnyt sen aiemmin eikä se toimi. Well, some may prefer to tread water, but Europe has done that before and it does not work.

Definition of tread water

• To remain afloat in the water without use of any buoyancy aid, by using kicking motions and hand motions
• To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position

Related words

• tread
• treadmill
• treading
• retread
• treadle
• retreading
• tread lightly
• tread the boards
• tread on