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pan outBy swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.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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between scylla and charybdisSimilar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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R&RRock and roll.Rate it:

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בין הפטיש והסדןcaught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard placeRate it:

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all aboardA cry to passengers to board a train or boat that is soon to depart.Rate it:

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ark ruffianRogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.Rate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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bone hardAs hard as a bone, rock hard.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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chip shotA takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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even keelA situation in which the boat is level and balanced for a smooth ride.Rate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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kit outTo prepare a boat or vehicle for a voyage or journey.Rate it:

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lay toTo turn towards the wind so that the boat stopsRate it:

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navem (classem) armare, ornare, instruereto equip a boat, a fleet.Rate it:

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navem capere, intercipere, deprehendereto capture a boat.Rate it:

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navem expugnareto board and capture a boat.Rate it:

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navem reficereto repair a boat.Rate it:

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navem rostro percutereto charge, ram a boat.Rate it:

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navem subducere (in aridum)to haul up a boat.Rate it:

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navis onerariaa transport or cargo-boat.Rate it:

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nous courons même fortuneWe are rowing in the same boat.Rate it:

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nous sommes logés à la même enseigneWe are both in the same predicament, in the same boat.Rate it:

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open bookAn inside angle in the rock.Rate it:

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power chordA chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.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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the lady with rocky determination and her own choices best suited to human beingsThe Gibraltar is rock formation of very hard lime stone. One can break it but with lot of pursuing.Rate it:

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