chocks away

Definitions

1. A command to remove an aeroplane's chocks in preparation for imminent take-off.
2. A signal of the commencement of a journey or activity.
   broadly

Examples

“And the half-reclining astronaut posture he is forced to adopt⟳ breeds sub-conscious fears that any minute now it may be chocks away and blast-off for the Moon.”

“Since the final "Chocks away!" was not given until after most schools had, perforce, completed their option choice procedures, the TVEI had to compete⟳ with choices already settled.”

“Fowler: Chocks away!”

“She thought of the way Pop shouted 'Chocks away, mate!' before he stamped on the accelerator and they shot like⟳ Apollo 13 down Worcester Lane, their heads trailing over the backs of the seats with the G force⟳.”

“Saying goodbye like⟳ World War II fighter pilots. Well, this is it, old man. Cheerio, old chap. Take⟳ care now. Goodbye, old sock. Toodleoo, old thing. Chocks away, groover. Chin-chin, old pal! Goodbye for six weeks, until the new term in January.”

“Chocks away for cocoa which hit a new 18 month high on concerns about excess rains in the top producer Ivory Coast.”

CEFR level