Combining my love of sailing and English by chuckling delightedly whenever I hear people use nautically originated phrases in everyday speech:
- take aback
- square away
- give leeway
- jump ship
- stem to stern
- etc.
01 October 2010
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- Hard and fast
- All hands on deck
- Anchor, anchored, anchors away, etc.
Possibly
- Know the ropes
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