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bring one's arse to an anchor

bring one's arse to an anchor verb: to sit down.

Verb

bring one's arse to an anchor (third-person singular simple present brings one's arse to an anchor, present participle bringing one's arse to an anchor, simple past and past participle brought one's arse to an anchor)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, rare, vulgar) To sit down.
    • The young Fleming went in search of Smyllie in the Palace Bar, where he and his group were discussing the arguments for and against the Resurrection. "Bring your arse to an anchor, boy," Smyllie instructed Fleming, before ordering him to come for a formal[…].1983, Hugh Oram, The Newspaper Book: A History of Newspapers in Ireland, 1649-1983, page 182
    • ‘Well, in that case,’ said Kelly, ‘bring your arse to an anchor,’ inviting him to sit down.1988, J. Nazareth, The Psychology Of Military Humour, page 181

Forms of bring one's arse to an anchor

third-person singular presentbrings one's arse to an anchor
present participlebringing one's arse to an anchor
past participlebrought one's arse to an anchor
pastbrought one's arse to an anchor
alternative formbring one's arse to anchor
alternative formbring one's ass to an anchor
alternative formbring one's ass to anchor

Questions about bring one's arse to an anchor

What does bring one's arse to an anchor mean?
Bring one's arse to an anchor means to sit down.
What part of speech is bring one's arse to an anchor?
Bring one's arse to an anchor is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring one's arse to an anchor?
The past tense of bring one's arse to an anchor is brought one's arse to an anchor.

Words near bring one's arse to an anchor in the dictionary

  1. bring it
  2. bring it weak
  3. bring low
  4. bring off
  5. bring on
  6. bring one's arse to an anchor
  7. bring one's arse to anchor
  8. bring one's ass to an anchor
  9. bring one's ass to anchor
  10. bring one's own hide to market
  11. bring oneself away

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