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
Terentiy-Russian
MaddieMAD-eeEnglish
Eustorgius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Rodolph-English (Rare), French (Rare)
Lachina-Scottish
Spartak-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian