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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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what does the saying "that ship has sailed" mean?
  

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Literally, it means exactly what it says. Figuratively, it means that the time is up, over, finished, ended; the deadline has passed. You were supposed to have the article finished by yesterday, but you were late; so we printed the newspaper without your article.

  • Literally, it means exactly what it says.
  • Figuratively, it means that the time is up, over, finished, ended; the deadline has passed.
  • You were supposed to have the article finished by yesterday, but you were late; so we printed the newspaper without your article.
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Literally, it means exactly what it says. Figuratively, it means that the time is up, over, finished, ended; the deadline has passed. You were supposed to have the article finished by yesterday, but you were late; so we printed the newspaper without your article.

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