Meaning of on the beach | Babel Free
Definitions
Removed or retired from an active shipboard position in the navy or merchant navy.
idiomatic
Examples
“Ericson had been axed from the navy in 1927, after ten years’ service: he had been on the beach for two hard years[.]”
“[O]fficers received only half pay when not on active service. Even Horatio Nelson spent five years “on the beach”[.]”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.