How many sayings do you know with nautical origin?

Have you seen the golden rivit

 

I'm up, mate. Going to have my Dells tweaked.

 

That sounds painful

 

Sounds like a night at Techenders

 

let the cat out of the bag (Cat O' nine tails)

Caught between the devil & the deep blue sea (Caulk between... referred to the long seam 'devil' of a wooden ship)

 

Aaarrrrrrr Jim Laad

 

And why is no-one surprised that this statement has come from you!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Was you that boy

 

Shh!

 

Son of a gun

 

You stroke my beard and I'll stroke yours

 

I see no shops

 

Apparently if you work at the BBC their email won't let you type " Moby Dick " .As it's considered to be a bit rude.

 

Not enough room to swing a cat in here

 

I’ve just puked my *****ing ring up.

Often heard on the Dover to Calais ferry after a few pints and a fry up.

 

High and dry

Hand over fist

Give it a wide Berth

All at sea

Groggy

 

Always keep one hand on your snatch block when squatting on the poop deck.

 

Don’t eee knock it all back at once.

 

Suffering sea serpents!

 

Your looking down the wrong end