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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Dropped anchor

Its the captain who leads from the front yet again for India. Chasing a steep target, they got off to a disastrous start, losing 3 wickets for just 51, but Kohli and Dhoni forged a stupendous 152 run partnership for the 4th wicket. Kohli missed his 2nd ODI ton but Raina dropped anchor and chipped in with a crucial 51 along with MSD who scored his 7th ODI ton and his 3rd outside India to take them to a well deserved win. It was so near and yet so far for the home side who have a lot of positives to take from this match. Join us in a short while for the presentation..

Could you please explain to me what "dropped anchor" means in this context?

I know "anchor" means "a support", but no idea what "dropped anchor" means here.
  

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Hi, When a ship drops anchor, the ship stays in one place. I take it to mean this. He took his position at the wicket and stayed there , despite the other team's attempts to 'get him out'.

— Clive

  • Hi, When a ship drops anchor, the ship stays in one place.
  • I take it to mean this.
  • He took his position at the wicket and stayed there , despite the other team's attempts to 'get him out'.
  • eg My friend Tom dropped anchor in my living room at 4pm, and stayed until 11pm, although I wanted him to leave at 6pm.
  • It's not a greatly common idiom.
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Hi,

When a ship drops anchor, the ship stays in one place.

I take it to mean this.

He took his position at the wicket and stayed there, despite the other team's attempts to 'get him out'.

eg My friend Tom dropped anchor in my living room at 4pm, and stayed until 11pm, although I wanted him to leave at 6pm.

It's not a greatly common idiom.
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