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!
See also: anchor, arse, bring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LeoŠLE-oshCzech
BonifaceBAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English)French, English (Rare)
BrandyBRAN-deeEnglish
Melanija-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
Radmila-Serbian, Croatian, Czech
MarittaMAH-reet-tahFinnish