swallow the anchor



swallow the anchor

To retire from life at sea. After so many years sailing the seas, I knew it was time for me to swallow the anchor and adopt a more normal lifestyle on land.
See also: anchor, swallow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Crispus-Ancient Roman
Lucretia[lu:'kri:ʃjə]
Bland[blænd]
Koios-Greek Mythology
Faridoon-Persian
NoraNAWR-ə (English), NO-rah (German)Irish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Italian