"A Stitch In Time Save Nine"
"A Couple Of Shakes"
"As The Crow Flies"
"Chewing The Fat"
"The Devil To Pay"
"Feeling Blue"
"Pooped"

Or perhaps one of you "old salts" would like to know the actual definitions of nautical terms such as garboard, lagan, or larboard.

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