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sea legs

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sea legs
pl.n.
The ability to adjust one's balance to the motion of a ship, especially in rough seas.
sea legs
pl n Informal
1. the ability to maintain one's balance on board ship, esp in rough weather
2. the ability to resist seasickness, esp in rough weather
Translations
sea legs npl to find one's sea legs → abituarsi al mare
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I am the ship's captain," he says, his sea legs sturdily planted on the dhow's deck beneath us.
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No sooner had we established our sea legs than the calls of "man overboard" could be heard echoing all around the boat.
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