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navem, classem aedificare, facere, efficere, instituereto build a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navem, classem deprimere, mergereto sink a ship, a fleet.Rate it:

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navis ad scopulos alliditur (B. C. 3. 27)the ship strikes on the rocks.Rate it:

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navis praetoria (Liv. 21. 49)the admiral's ship; the flagship.Rate it:

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not wanted on voyageA phrase used on destination tags for some of a ship passengers' baggage, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "Wanted in Stateroom"Rate it:

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on a shoestringOn a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.Rate it:

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prendre l'eauto be on a sinking shipRate it:

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put byTo run a ship aground intentionally to avoid a collision.Rate 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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round toTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind.Rate it:

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

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sea legsThe ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.Rate it:

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seize upTo stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.Rate it:

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send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:

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set adriftTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.Rate it:

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shape up or ship outTo either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.Rate it:

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Shape Up or Ship OutTo improve and correct your behavior and performance or else get out or leaveRate 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 depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.Rate it:

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

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

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

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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showing one’s shitWearing tight or ill-fitting clothing that reveals private parts; when body parts cannot be unseen through clothing.Rate it:

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

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sit tightTo wait patiently.Rate it:

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skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

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sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

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sonhe com os anjosgood night; sleep tightRate it:

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speak another vesselMy Captain signaled with pennants',/came within hailing distance 'spoke with megaphone. He learned SKIPPER of upwind ship/Mandarin/ two masted schooner es 'Mandarin's Skipper's spouse aboard as assistant navigator: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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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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stretchTo pull tight.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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stuffA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.Rate it:

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take abackOf a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.Rate 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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the flying dutchmanlegendary ghost shipRate it:

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tight as a duck's arseExtremely tight, mean, excessively thriftyRate it:

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tight lippedtaciturnRate it:

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tight lippedNot speaking; silent.Rate it:

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tight lipsOf a person, silence or reticence.Rate it:

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

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tight spotA difficult position.Rate it:

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tight-lippedHaving the lips pressed together.Rate it:

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tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge information.Rate it:

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tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.Rate it:

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