Idiom
go to sea
Meaning
To become a sailor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to go to sea after finishing school.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to go to sea after finishing school.”
contextual
“Many young people in this coastal town choose to go to sea to find work on large cargo ships.”
complex
“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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