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at anchor

[at anchor] {adj. phr.} Held by an anchor from floating away; anchored. * /The ship rode at anchor in the harbor./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

weigh anchor

[weigh anchor] {v. phr.} To set sail; get going. * /After a week in Hawaii, we weighed anchor and sailed south toward Tahiti./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cut loose] {v.} 1. To free from ties or connections, cut the fastenings of. * /The thief hastily cut the boat loose from its anchor./ Compare: [LET LOOSE] (1a). 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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