half-saved
half Phrases of the sea enter into every phase of daily human intercourse. "you should have given yourself more room to veer and haul," said the same old sailor to me when I was in a hurry. Fish when half-cured are said to be "half-saved," and a man who is "not all there&quo...
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Summary: | half Phrases of the sea enter into every phase of daily human intercourse. "you should have given yourself more room to veer and haul," said the same old sailor to me when I was in a hurry. Fish when half-cured are said to be "half-saved," and a man who is "not all there" is likely to be styled "half-saved." G. M. Story APR 1975 JH APR 1975 Used I and Sup Used I Used I |
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