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bring one's arse to anchor

bring one's arse to anchor is the alternative form of bring one's arse to an anchor.

Meaning of bring one's arse to an anchor

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

Forms of bring one's arse to anchor

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

Questions about bring one's arse to anchor

What is bring one's arse to anchor the alternative form of?
Bring one's arse to anchor is the alternative form of bring one's arse to an anchor.

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

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

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