How many sayings do you know with nautical origin?

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  1. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    How many galleons to the mile
     
    jivedubbin, Oct 12, 2018
    #81
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  2. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    Armada known you'd make a joke like this. :rolleyes:
     
    Terrordales, Oct 12, 2018
    #82
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  3. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    It means ‘ don’t skimp on the cost or quality of stuff’
     
    Poptop2, Oct 12, 2018
    #83
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  4. snotty

    snotty

    Bulwarks.
     
    snotty, Oct 12, 2018
    #84
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  5. snotty

    snotty

    Rowlocks.
     
    snotty, Oct 12, 2018
    #85
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  6. Dicky

    Dicky

    Hes the demon of the seaman!
     
    Dicky, Oct 12, 2018
    #86
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  7. snotty

    snotty

    Shut that door!
     
    snotty, Oct 12, 2018
    #87
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  8. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Were words sadly not uttered by the Captain of the Herald of free enterprise!
     
    Poptop2, Oct 12, 2018
    #88
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  9. shielsy

    shielsy

    oooooooooooo thats a low one lol
     
    shielsy, Oct 12, 2018
    #89
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  10. shielsy

    shielsy

    captain of the mary rose ive got that sinking feeling
     
    shielsy, Oct 12, 2018
    #90
  11. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Knot!
     
    Poptop2, Oct 12, 2018
    #91
  12. snotty

    snotty

    Not sure whether to like that or not!
     
    snotty, Oct 12, 2018
    #92
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  13. Surfari

    Surfari

    Full to the gunnels, scuppered, flotsam, jetsam, and derelict.
     
    Surfari, Oct 12, 2018
    #93
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  14. Barneyrubble

    Barneyrubble

    We are sinking
     
    Barneyrubble, Oct 12, 2018
    #94
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  15. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    We are sailing
     
    jivedubbin, Oct 12, 2018
    #95
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  16. Barneyrubble

    Barneyrubble

    Few more revs n we will be up on the plane
     
    Barneyrubble, Oct 12, 2018
    #96
  17. rob.e

    rob.e

    "square meal" is nautical original too i believe.
     
    rob.e, Oct 12, 2018
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  18. Rustydiver

    Rustydiver

    All ship shape and Bristol fashion.

    And as the boys used to say when they was young, Pirates on the Port Bow eating all my cookies now.
     
    Rustydiver, Oct 12, 2018
    #98
  19. snotty

    snotty

    If it don't fit, don't force it.
     
    snotty, Oct 12, 2018
    #99
  20. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    Who made that mess on the poopdeck
     
    jivedubbin, Oct 12, 2018
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