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
MyrtleMUR-təlEnglish
Imran-Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Bengali
Felicius-Late Roman
SelmaSEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
DawsonDAW-sənEnglish
Ambre-French