lay an anchor to the windward

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lay an anchor to the windward (third-person singular simple present lays an anchor to the windward, present participle laying an anchor to the windward, simple past and past participle laid an anchor to the windward)

1. (idiomatic, dated) To adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for potential future success or security.

   Synonyms: cast an anchor to the windward, put an anchor to the windward

• just in case

• “windward”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.