Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cast Anchor

(To). To throw out the anchor in order to bring the vessel to a standstill. (Latin, anchoram, jacere.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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