Old Man of the Sea


noun
  1. (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.

  2. a burden, annoyance, care, or the like, from which it is extremely difficult to free oneself.

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How to use Old Man of the Sea in a sentence

  • In Deep Harbor, to marry a man who could not dance, or was a bad dancer, was to hang a social old-man-of-the-sea about one's neck.

    I Walked in Arden | Jack Crawford
  • She'll be an old-man-of-the-sea hanging around your neck whom you can't shake off.

    Bought and Paid For | Arthur Hornblow
  • This time we separated from our old-man-of-the-sea; the baggage went on to Portbou to await our afternoon arrival.

    Glories of Spain | Charles W. Wood