Idiom
victory at sea
Meaning
Ocean conditions that are very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other watersports.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The waves are too big today, it is a total victory at sea.”
“We planned to go surfing this morning, but the wind created a victory at sea that kept us on the beach.”
“The seasoned captain refused to leave the harbor, warning the crew that the storm had transformed the bay into a chaotic victory at sea.”
Examples
simple
“The waves are too big today, it is a total victory at sea.”
contextual
“We planned to go surfing this morning, but the wind created a victory at sea that kept us on the beach.”
complex
“The seasoned captain refused to leave the harbor, warning the crew that the storm had transformed the bay into a chaotic victory at sea.”
Origin
Reputed to refer to the wind-blown rolling seas in the movie and television series Victory at Sea.
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