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сидящий на мели stresses
gen.	stranded
Gruzovik	grounded
Gruzovik, fig.	on the rocks; in low water
nautic.	aground
сидеть на мели
gen.	be aground
Gruzovik	be in a difficult situation; be in difficulties
Игорь Миг	be desperate for the money
fig.of.sp.	run dry (bigmaxus)
fish.farm.	lie aground (dimock)
Gruzovik, fig.	be on the rocks; be stranded
idiom.	be short of the ready (Andrey Truhachev)
inf.	be broke (Andrey Truhachev); be completely broke (Andrey Truhachev); be dead broke (Andrey Truhachev); be stony broke (Andrey Truhachev); be flat broke (Andrey Truhachev)
Makarov.	be low in the lay
nautic.	be aground
proverb	be in low water
slang	run low on dough (KatrinSava)
сидеть как рак на мели
fig., inf.	be on the rocks; be stranded

сидящий на мели: 13 phrases in 4 subjects

Figure of speech	5
Informal	4
Makarov	2
Nautical	2