down the hatch in a sentence

Examples

1. A year ago, Australians were being told to batten down the hatches.
2. "I'm battening down the hatches.
3. Better batten down the hatches and find safe harbor.
4. Eye of the storm : Batten down the hatches.
5. As more food goes down the hatch, the belly begins to expand.
6. Are we going to batten down the hatches sufficiently?
7. Not all investors are battening down the hatches.
8. Down the hatch goes today's catch.
9. But firms nestled in downtown Boston are battening down the hatches just in case.
10. I went down the hatch, from the conning tower into the control room.