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Puzzled, perplexed, completely confused (about a subject or some task at hand), lost, bewildered. This idiom transfers the condition of a vessel that has lost its bearings to the human mind. Charles Dickens used it in Little Dorrit (1855):
I tried to do well in this class, but I've been at sea since we started.

When it comes to higher math, John is totally at sea.
at sea by Nalaar September 9, 2017

At Sea Level Club 

Similar to the mile high club in all ways except that this club is joined while on a cruise ship.
Wow the cruise was amazing; my girlfriend and I finally joined the at sea level club. This time we truly did move like the motion of the ocean!
At Sea Level Club by ynE October 9, 2008

Victory at sea 

The term used to describe incredibly windy and choppy conditions in the ocean. Often used by surfers to describe stormy surf conditions. It is derived from the old tv show Victory at Sea from the opening scene showing a very stormy ocean. Some people simply call it VAS.
We couldn't surf today because the conditions were victory at sea.
Victory at sea by Jah6 December 2, 2009

Burying Bin Laden at sea. 

A euphemism for taking a dump. Much in the vein of 'taking the Browns to the Super Bowl' and 'taking one's talents to South Beach.'
Dude, I just ate Taco Bell, now I feel like burying Bin Laden at sea.

bury Osama at sea 

Defecating into a toilet, the ocean, the lake, or any water anywhere.
I ate a taco bell, and the next morning I really had to bury Osama at sea, but the toilet was out of order.

bit at sea 

a bit unsure, uncertain
He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.
bit at sea by VAKI5 May 9, 2005