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- bring (one's) arse to an anchor
bring (one's) arse to an anchor
bring (one's) arse to an anchor
To be seated and still, likened to a ship being moored in place by an anchor. Primarily heard in UK. Kids! Quit running around and bring your arse to an anchor!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| LeoŠ | | LE-osh | Czech |
| Boniface | | BAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English) | French, English (Rare) |
| Brandy | | BRAN-dee | English |
| Melanija | | - | Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian |
| Radmila | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Czech |
| Maritta | | MAH-reet-tah | Finnish |