on the rocks

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on the rocks

1. Lit. [of a ship] broken and marooned on rocks in the sea. The ship crashed and was on the rocks until the next high tide.

2. Fig. [of an alcoholic drink] served with ice cubes. I'd like mine on the rocks, please. Give me a scotch on the rocks, please.

3. Fig. in a state of ruin or bankruptcy. That bank is on the rocks. Don't put your money in it. My finances are on the rocks just now.

See also: rock

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Weep on the rocks of roaring winds, O mad of Inistore English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context As for the day time, he spent it on the rocks and on the sea shore, weeping, crying aloud for his despair, and always looking out upon the sea. The Odyssey by Homer View in context In the Orinoco it occurs on the rocks periodically washed by the floods, and in those parts alone where the stream is rapid; or, as the Indians say, "the rocks are black where the waters are white. The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Weep on the rocks of roaring winds, O mad of Inistore

English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context

As for the day time, he spent it on the rocks and on the sea shore, weeping, crying aloud for his despair, and always looking out upon the sea.

The Odyssey by Homer View in context

In the Orinoco it occurs on the rocks periodically washed by the floods, and in those parts alone where the stream is rapid; or, as the Indians say, "the rocks are black where the waters are white.

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

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