go to sea

go to sea

To become a sailor. No, I think Peter will become a sailor when he grows up—he's wanted to go to sea his whole life.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go to sea

to become a sailor. I went to sea at an early age. When I get older, I'm going to go to sea too.
See also: go, sea
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • addict
  • addict (one) to (something)
  • addict to
  • can of worms
  • can of worms, it's a/like opening a
  • a can of worms
  • get (one's) back up
  • get back up
  • get someone's back up
  • get/put somebody's back up
References in periodicals archive
The man was given "extensive" safety advice by the coastguard and told to seek Llandudno powerboat training before attempting to go to sea again.
Starting on Monday and progressing through the week, each day Sam says, 'We should go to sea today.' But Albert always has an excuse not to go.
But he longed to go to sea and joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18, and made his career as a deep-sea diver.
Sir - i was amused to hear a spokesman tell Good Morning Wales that solicitors who face up to judges in court are as heroic as lifeboat men who go to sea in a storm.
It is set in 1718, in Philadelphia, where the Quaker Daniel Collins longs to go to sea. His parents have died.
After September 11, he begged to go to sea, to become a wartime hero.
Asked to go to sea, he joined a cargo ship as Chief Mate.
Q: How are the opportunities improving for women to go to sea?
Ewald explains that the salmon go to sea after spending a year or two in the freshwater lake.
You probably go to Sea World, sit in the front row at the Shamu show, then complain when you get wet.
Ransome's many other works include Swallows and Amazons (1931), Pigeon Post (1936), We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (1937), Missee Lee (1941), and Mainly About Fishing (1959).
1990: Royal Navy wives marched through Plymouth and Portsmouth to oppose a Ministry of Defence decision to allow Wrens to go to sea. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Ed Miliband attacked David Cameron for giving up the fight against climate change.
1990: Royal Navy wives marched to oppose a Ministry of Defence decision to allow Wrens to go to sea.
AaAaAaAa The Met office hereby urges all to exercise caution during rain fall.Aa In particular, it calls upon fishermen not to go to sea until they check the weather stability.
The holds are full of fish at last, They turn back to the shore, Tonight will be a great big feast, They go to sea no more.