Lower your Sail.
In French, “Caler la voile,” means to salute; to confess yourself submissive or conquered; to humble oneself.
In French, “Caler la voile,” means to salute; to confess yourself submissive or conquered; to humble oneself.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.