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bring one's ass to anchor

bring one's ass 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 ass to anchor

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

Questions about bring one's ass to anchor

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

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

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

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