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[landing ship] {n.} A ship built to land troops and army equipment on a beach for an invasion. * /The landing ship came near the beach, doors in the bow […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[ship come in] All the money a person has wished for is received; wealth comes to a person. Used with a possessive. * /When my ship comes in, I will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[at sea] (1) {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On an ocean voyage; on a journey by ship. * /They had first met at sea./ 2. Out on the ocean; away […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[give up the ship] {v. phr.} To stop fighting and surrender; stop trying or hoping to do something. * /"Don't give up the ship, John," said his father when John […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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