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at sea

Also, all at sea . Perplexed, bewildered, as in She was all at sea in these new surroundings . This idiom transfers the condition of a vessel that has lost its bearings to the human mind. Charles Dickens used it in Little Dorrit (1855): “Mrs. Tickit ... was so plainly at sea on this part of the case.” [Second half of 1700s]
Aboard a ship, on the ocean, as in Within a few hours the ship would be out at sea . During World War II a famous American newscaster addressed his radio broadcasts to listeners everywhere, including “all the ships at sea.” [1300s]

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After nearly a month at sea, the father of two said reaching Japan and completing his journey would fill him with an "overwhelming sense of achievement".

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Possibly by solar panels in a floating installation at sea.

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Lately, he has been turning to other types of cruises, leading whale watching tours and holding ash-scattering burials at sea.

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In a statement, the French Coastguard said it had rescued 50 people from various boats at sea on Saturday, after some migrants asked for help.

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But you here, whom nature made the wisest of all people, should drop your anger and make everyone who fights alongside us at sea a kinsman, a citizen.

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