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Left in the lurch
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Some sources claim that this phrase, commonly meaning to be trapped helplessly while others make their escape, refers to a ship failing to recover from the heavy roll known as a lurch. in fact, it is probably derived from the popular 16th century french game of lourche. in this game, which is said to have resembled backgammon, anyone who fell so far behind that a win was virtually impossible was said to “demeurer lourche” (live in lurch). the word also occurs in the more recent game of cribbage, where a player who is less than half-way around the board when the winner finishes is said to have been “lurched’ and loses double the stake.
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Impossible, английский
- A hateful word, generally supplanted among good seamen by “we`ll try.” a thing which is impossible in law, is pronounced to be all one with a thing impossible in nature.
- Admiral smyth calls this “a hateful word, generally supplanted among good seamen by ‘we’ll try.’” see difficulty.
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Lend a hand, английский
In naval parlance this means “please help.” the command to do so is “bear a hand.”
Left hand salute, английский
See hand salutes.
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