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ROCKS, ON THE (4)
ROCKS, ON THE (4)
ScnMaster
in or into a
condition
of ruin or failure; wrecked; ruined. It is a phrase from
seafaring
: a ship that is on the
rocks
will very quickly go to pieces unless she
can
be floated off.
—2D Tapes Glossary Final approval 22 Mar 90