cast anchor

cast anchor
(cast (come to или drop) anchor)
бросить якорь, обосноваться, устроиться; расположиться [этим. мор. отдать якорь]

‘I wish I could exchange my position in society, and all my relations for a snug sum in the three per cent consols,’ for so it was that Becky felt the vanity of human affairs and it was in those securities that she would have liked to cast anchor. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair.’, ch. XLI) — "Я с удовольствием отдала бы мое положение в обществе и всех моих родственников за кругленькую сумму в трехпроцентных консолях", - так рассуждала Бекки о суете мирской, мечтая удобно устроиться в жизни с помощью этих ценных бумаг.

It was not until the twilight that Captain Cuttle, fairly dropping anchor, at last, by the side of Florence, began to talk at all connectedly. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. XLIX) — Только в сумерках капитан Катль, бросив наконец якорь возле Флоренс, начал говорить более или менее связно.

He comes to anchor on the hearthrug, with the air of a man in an unassailable position. (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act II) — Он теперь добрался до коврика перед камином и утвердился там в позе человека, занявшего неприступную позицию.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • cast anchor — index pause Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • cast anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑drop anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • cast anchor — drop an anchor (to hold a boat or ship in place) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cast anchor — Let go the anchor …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • To cast anchor — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To cast anchor — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchor — An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchor ice — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchor light — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchor ring — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchor shot — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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