"bring one's arse to an anchor" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bring one's arse to an anchor.ogg [Australia] Forms: brings one's arse to an anchor [present, singular, third-person], bringing one's arse to an anchor [participle, present], brought one's arse to an anchor [participle, past], brought one's arse to an anchor [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> one's arse to an anchor}} bring one's arse to an anchor (third-person singular simple present brings one's arse to an anchor, present participle bringing one's arse to an anchor, simple past and past participle brought one's arse to an anchor)
  1. (idiomatic, rare) To sit down. Tags: idiomatic, rare Categories (topical): Sitting Synonyms: bring one's arse to anchor, bring one's ass to an anchor, bring one's ass to anchor
    Sense id: en-bring_one's_arse_to_an_anchor-en-verb-9JlRPM2P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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