00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004934 20200508202935 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 0071440275 010-0520004934 eng 422.03 422.03/JEA/S Peter D. Jeans Ship to Shore A Dictionary of Everyday Worlds and Phrases Derived fromthe Sea New York Mc Graw Hill Publishing 2004 xxi, 433 p.;23cm 23cm We All Talk Like Sailors Have you ever found yourself "in deep water" because you got tired of "bowing and scraping" or listening to "flimsy" excuses? Have you ever "barged in" like a "touch-and-go" project "on an even keel" while your coworkers were deserting like "rats from a sinking ship"? Have you ever taken the advice of a "fly-by-night" consultant and seen your work go "down the hatch"? Ever felt like you've "hit rock bottom" or reached "the bitter end"? Well, "press on," mate, because no matter how low you sink, you're not "breaking new ground." Untold generations of sailors have been there "off and on" before you, and if you'll just "rummage around" in this wonderful book, you'll see that they invented the language we all resort to when we're in "dire straits" and there's "the devil to pay." You may never escape these "trying times," but don't let it "overwhelm" you. Now that you've "gotten wind of" Ship to Shore, there are "free and easy" hours ahead. At least you know how to talk like a sailor! And when you "tackle" this book, you'll plunge "full steam ahead" into the rich and wonderful lore of the sea.