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Sailing idioms that can be used in everyday scenarios. ☝️⚓️⛵️

Did you know that in the UK they call the bottom floor the ground floor? Then count up from there.
Which do you think is more logical?
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Here are a few honorable mentions
- To get egg on your face.
To be embarrassed.

- Tough egg to crack.
Difficult person or problem.

- To walk on eggshells.
To be very careful.

*The criminal has completed his sentence and has come out as a clean slate.

*I agreed to start my relationship with him on a clean slate.

*Whatever happened so far is now water under the bridge. She is a clean slate at the moment and will learn everything that the teacher teaches her.

Different ways one can view the world nicely illustrated with classes of water. :)

Embarrassing grammar errors.

Right when you thought you had an extensive vocabulary. Though I’m sure most newly added words will not be exactly high frequency anytime soon. Though interesting fact.