He decided to go to sea after finishing school.
go to sea
idiomTo become a sailor.
Many young people in this coastal town choose to go to sea to find work on large cargo ships.
Driven by a restless spirit and a desire for adventure, he left his quiet life behind to go to sea as a merchant marine.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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drop in the sea
A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)