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Salty Dog
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shoot across the bow:

fire a weapon in front of a vessel to signal that it should halt, at the risk of attack if the warning shot is ignored (express a comment or perform an action that signals intent in order to determine the likely response to a subsequent comment or action)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gone overboard:

fallen over the side (said of one who has veered too far from the norm in one’s actions or opinions)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fend off:

push off when landing in a boat so as to avoid damage or upset (defend oneself from others or keep them away)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anchor’s aweigh:

a comment made when a vessel’s anchor is clear of the ocean floor and the vessel can leave its anchorage; sometimes pluralized to “anchors aweigh” and occasionally misspelled “anchors away” (a reference to being ready to go)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Abandon ship:

an order given when a vessel is disabled or about to sink (give up on an idea or project)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You must be getting all this from a specific source like perhaps a website or book? Anyway it's interesting keep going.
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Salty Dog
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Different web sites. There is a lot of info on the web!
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