set sail
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Also, make sail. Begin a voyage on water, as in Dad rented a yacht, and we're about to set sail for the Caribbean, or We'll make sail for the nearest port. These expressions, dating from the early 1500s, originally meant “put the sails in position to catch the wind,” and hence cause the vessel to move.
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setose, setout, set piece, setpoint, set right, set sail, setscrew, set shot, set square, set store by, set straight
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