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Me, Jiayin and me, Neil.
Hey, Jiayin.
Have you seen what I've bought?
Yes, you've bought a boat and you've been bragging about it on social media.
It's great, isn't it?
Now I can have fun on the water and sail the seven seas.
Although there is a problem.
Oh yes, what's that?
It didn't come with any instructions.
I don't know how the engine starts, how to drive it or even launch it into the water.
Oh, Neil, it seems like you're all at sea with your new boat.
I'm nowhere near the sea or even a river.
I haven't launched it yet.
I don't mean you're on the sea now.
I mean you're confused.
When we say someone is all at sea, we mean they're completely confused or puzzled, not sure what to do.
So Neil, while the origin of this phrase is connected to a ship being lost at sea,