weigh anchor

To hoist the anchor so that a ship can sail. Weigh anchor, boys—we're going home!

weigh ˈanchor

(of a ship and its passengers) leave a place: We weighed anchor in the afternoon and started for the Philippines.

This means ‘to lift the anchor out of the water’ before sailing away.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

See also:

at anchor
drop anchor
lie at anchor
anchor
anchor-clanker
weigh up
weigh in at (something)
aight
weigh
on one's

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