follow the sea

follow the sea

To be a sailor; to live a sailor's life. I always assumed that I would follow the sea, like all of the men in my family, but I just didn't have the constitution for that life.
See also: follow, sea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • go to sea
  • put (out) to sea
  • jump ship
  • sea legs, to get one's
  • sea dog
  • red sky at night, sailor's delight
  • heave ho
  • against the grain, to go
  • be/go against the grain
  • (as) sure as you live
References in classic literature
During this time he had begun to follow the sea for a living.
Grandfathers Chair
Once, for instance, to our extreme wonder, he piped up to a different air, a king of country love-song that he must have learned in his youth before he had begun to follow the sea.
Treasure Island
Jamie elected to follow the sea, though it was not so much a matter of election as compulsion, for the eldest sons on Island McGill remained on the land, while all other sons went to the salt- ploughing.
The Strength of the Strong
The route will follow the sea front going towards Whitley Bay, passing Cullercoats Harbour and the Spanish City Dome.
When we lost Damien it seemed like the end of the world.You learn to cope but you never get over it
"We have just launched our Sea Smart campaign which urges people to follow the Sea Code.
WALES: It got to the point where I was going to let go and die; TEENAGER TELLS OF MOMENT PA LPLUCKED HIM FROM DEATH
Due to this feature the dredge turning gland enables the dredge drag head to follow the sea bottom without losing vacuum.
Dredge Turning Gland Launched by Dredge Yard
These likeable birds in their signature "coat and tails" are braving the whipping gales of wind and preparing to follow the sea current northward in search of better climate and more abundant food.
The lost penguins of the Brazilian coast