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Definition

To move from the proper place; to come loose.

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In Context

  • "When running before the wind, she rolled so deep that almost everything fetched way, and a dismal night I passed."
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Related Idioms

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fetch a compass

To make a circuit; to take a circuitous route to a place.

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move out

To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.

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move house

To change one's place of residence.

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out of place

Not in the proper arrangement or situation.

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play fast and loose

To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it su…
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