- swing around the buoy
- Britishto have an easy jobNaval imagery, from a ship at anchor moving with the tides, and the consequent inactivity for the crew.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
swing around the buoy
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