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Idioms and Phrases

Also, make sail . Begin a voyage on water, as in Dad rented a yacht, and we're about to set sail for the Caribbean , or We'll make sail for the nearest port . These expressions, dating from the early 1500s, originally meant “put the sails in position to catch the wind,” and hence cause the vessel to move.

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It tells the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, who sold their Derbyshire bungalow to build a boat and set sail for New Zealand, in 1972, but had to survive at sea for 118 days after it sank.

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Congratulations coach, thank you and all the best from your @FOXSports and @NFLonFOX family as you set sail into retirement.

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On the 7 February a reconnaissance mission set sail aboard a French navy vessel.

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The fisheries research vessel had set sail days earlier for a coastal survey.

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In early October 1938, they set sail for the U.S. carrying a contract, passports, and visas, which they understood would expire six months later in March 1939.

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