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- bring (one's) ass to an anchor
bring (one's) ass to an anchor
bring (one's) ass to an anchor
To be seated and still, likened to a ship being moored in place by an anchor. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Kids! Quit running around and bring your ass to an anchor!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
JoŠT | | - | Slovene |
Julian | | JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German) | English, Polish, German |
Mira (1) | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada |
Kevyn | | KEV-in | English (Rare) |
Simion | | - | Romanian |
Pike | | [paik] | |