swallow the anchor

English

Verb

swallow the anchor (third-person singular simple present swallows the anchor, present participle swallowing the anchor, simple past and past participle swallowed the anchor)

(naval slang) To leave the navy.
- 2008, Scott Telek, The Ghost Ship (page 184)
  My grand pa was the carpenter on his ship, but had a few years before swallowed the anchor and stepped on land to repair boats.

单词	swallow the anchor
释义	swallow the anchor English Verb swallow the anchor (third-person singular simple present swallows the anchor, present participle swallowing the anchor, simple past and past participle swallowed the anchor) (naval slang) To leave the navy. 2008, Scott Telek, The Ghost Ship (page 184) My grand pa was the carpenter on his ship, but had a few years before swallowed the anchor and stepped on land to repair boats.
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