Meaning of aye, aye, sir | Babel Free

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Phrase. [C1]

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““I fear that there is something more serious than accident here, Mr. Brently,” said the captain. “I wish that you would make a personal and very careful examination of Mr. Caldwell’s effects, to ascertain if there is any clew to a motive either for suicide or murder—sift the thing to the bottom.” “Aye, aye, sir!” responded Mr. Brently, and left to commence his investigation.”

“Beginning tomorrow, telephone operators at the Navy Department’s giant 60,000-call-a-day switchboard will abandon the traditional “thank you” acknowledgment of requests, in favor of the salty and exclusively maritime “Aye, aye, sir!” “A little something extra,” the Navy calls it—“an affirmative answer with a personality.””

““Remember, no shooting unless you have to. Use your saber.” / “Aye, aye, sir.” Asa could not resist a salute.”

““Can it wait?” / “Sir, yes sir. I suppose, sir.” / “Then wait, Dean. I don’t need to think about all that when I’m on liberty.” / “Sir, I—” They were all staring at him, not unkindly, but he had intruded and he had no business in their Sunday lives. “Aye, aye, sir.” Can’t you even introduce me? “Well, have a nice day, sir.””

“[A]dviſe the Europe Captain to ſtand to the weſtward again on the ebb tide, and keep firing guns and burning lights, and he would ſoon find them.—O, the devil; all wrong again!—This is done on purpoſe to keep out of the way of the Company’s ſhips, becauſe they get more money by carrying in the country ones.—Note that, Purſer: Aye, aye, Sir—A ſail! a ſail! Another, another: Four, five Dutch, French, Engliſh; all ſtanding down upon us.”

“"[…] We will take off without delay before the weather shows further signs of deterioration." / "Aye, aye, Sir. May I wish you the best of luck in your endeavours to locate and sink her?"”

“Colonel Wilson was a good Marine officer. Even when given an order he’d rather not receive, he said, “Aye, aye, Sir,” and carried it out to the best of his ability.”

““Mr. Paul, release that villain from the round house—bring him to me immediately.” / “Aye, aye, Sir, I shall do that with pleasure,” was the gardener’s reply.”

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