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sinking shipSomething which is doomed; a lost cause; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.Rate it:

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tight shipA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.Rate it:

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Delivered Ex ShipThe seller pays for all transportation and insurance until the transporting ship has arrived at the port of destination.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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jump shipTo part from a ship.Rate it:

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jump shipTo depart a project without warning.Rate it:

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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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Rats Abandoning a Sinking ShipPeople who aren’t loyal to something, especially an enterprise and leave it before things get worseRate it:

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ship itUsed to indicate that a product is ready for general release.Rate it:

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ship of foolsA ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.Rate it:

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ship outTo get rid of, expel, or discard.Rate it:

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ship outTo send, especially by means of a transport vehicle.Rate it:

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ship outTo leave, get out, or resign.Rate it:

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ship outTo depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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steady the shipTo bring under controlRate it:

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that ship has already sailedAlternative form of that ship has sailedRate it:

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that ship has sailedThat opportunity has already passed.Rate it:

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two lamps burning and no ship at seaSaid of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.Rate it:

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when one's ship comes inWhen one makes a significant amount of money.Rate it:

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b.s.'Bull ship', abbreviated.Rate it:

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bell outTo open out into a bell shape.Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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in shapeIn good condition, repair; in a good state.Rate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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out of shapephysically unfitRate it:

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sea legsAbility to travel by ship without becoming seasick.Rate it:

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shape upTo improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.Rate it:

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strip offTo remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.Rate it:

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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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fit intoTo be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.Rate it:

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ball upTo crush into a ball shape.Rate it:

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bitter endThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.Rate it:

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in shapeIn a good state of physical fitness or bodily appearance.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea ghost shipRate it:

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round offTo change the shape of an object to make it more circular.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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fit as a butcher's dogVery fit; in good shape.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA ghost ship.Rate it:

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in shapeI hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.Rate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate it:

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saddleA ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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whip into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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a fila andathat ship has sailedRate it:

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ad exemplum alicuius se conformareto shape one's conduct after another's model.Rate it:

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