weigh anchor

idiom

: to lift the anchor
The crew weighed anchor and prepared to sail.

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“Weigh anchor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20anchor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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