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set sail
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to start a journey by boat or ship
Usually 'set sail for' a place. It can also mean to start a big adventure: 'They set sail on a new life abroad.'
In context
The ferry sets sail for Cat Ba island at seven o'clock every morning.
Hundreds of fishing boats set sail before dawn.
More idioms about travel
- a bumpy ridea difficult period with many problems
- a change of scenerytime in a new place that makes you feel fresh and different
- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home