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> by setting sail in an 846-pound pumpkin Is it correct to say "setting sail" when there's no sail being set? I did't think so, but it should be safe to say th
by elevaet 4y ago
> by setting sail in an 846-pound pumpkin
Is it correct to say "setting sail" when there's no sail being set? I did't think so, but it should be safe to say the editors at Smithsonian are pretty good.
- zibby8 4y agoYes it's correct. Setting sail is an idiom.
- CoffeeOnWrite 4y agoSee also: sailors and sailings. Not idioms, but nouns that don’t imply a particular form of propulsion.
- I_complete_me 4y ago"After numerous pints of Guinness he left the pub and set sail for home even though he was certainly three sheets to the wind" sounds reasonable to my ear.