| 单词 | to have or get one's sea legs on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have or get one's sea legs on In phrases, to have or get one's sea legs on, to find one's sea legs, to have or acquire the power of walking steadily on the deck of a ship. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > in something specified engineership1652 to have one's sea legs on1712 adeptship1816 social skills1923 chops1968 society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > practice the calling of a sailor [verb (intransitive)] > be or become accustomed to the sea to find one's sea legs1712 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > power of > on or after being on a ship to have one's sea legs on1712 land legs1871 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 8 They had..got their Sea-Legs. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast ii. 12 In addition to all this, I had not got my ‘sea legs on’. 1895 D. Lloyd George Let. 27 Mar. (1973) 83 I have got my sea legs in the House. They now listen to me with deference. 1898 S. Baring-Gould Old Eng. Home xii. 286 I have been..a seaman for fifteen years, and have never yet found my sea-legs. 1977 Rolling Stone 7 Apr. 78/3 Sailin', then, is a solid album by a promising singer/songwriter who is still finding her sea legs. < as lemmas |
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