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a cut dog ain't got no pups.	It goes without saying that a fixed dog can't father any puppies.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
any port in a storm	An unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
at the high port	Or in a charge.	Rate it: (2.67 / 3 votes)
at the high port	At once; unhesitatingly; quickly and vigorously.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
beat the clock	Perform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
certas rationes in agendo sequi	to follow fixed principles of conduct.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Delivered Ex Ship	The seller pays for all transportation and insurance until the transporting ship has arrived at the port of destination.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fines certos terminosque constituere	to impose fixed limitations.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
first port of call	The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
first port of call	The first place to go to start a process.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Flying Dutchman	A Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
IFYPFY	Initialism of I fixed your post for you.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
j'ai jeté mon dévolu sur cela	I have fixed my choice upon that.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
jour fixe	A series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month. Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
keep one's eye on the ball	To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
laced-up	Fixed in the sprockets of the projector.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
oculi in vultu alicuius habitant	his eyes are always fixed on some one's face.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rake	A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
satellite town	A new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
shoo-in	The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sidera certis locis infixa	the fixed stars.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
slip off	To leave a port, anchorage or mooring	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
starting price	The final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stay put	To remain in one fixed place.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stellae inerrantes (N. D. 2. 21. 54)	the fixed stars.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
take down	To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.	Rate it: (4.67 / 6 votes)
turn away	To bend or turn from a fixed course.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
zero-day	newly discovered, and therefore still not fixed and possibly exploited by hackers or other criminals	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)