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
Kerberos-Greek Mythology
Ulli-German
Andrinaan-DREEN-əEnglish (Rare)
Kaveh-Persian, Persian Mythology
EvelineEV-ə-leen (English), EV-ə-lien (English), ay-və-LEE-nə (Dutch), ay-və-LEEN (Dutch)English, French, Dutch
Vera (1)VYE-rah (Russian), VEER-ə (English), VER-ə (English)Russian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian