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1. Ghost nets aren’t supernatural, but they are legitimately scary. A ghost net is a fishing net that’s been lost or abandoned in the ocean. They are one particularly appalling part of the global ghost fishing problem, which includes fishing gear abandoned in the water. Any net or line left in the ocean can pose a threat to marine life.



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Take Things As They Come. (idiomatic) To accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind. Example : 1899 Feb. 5, "Klondike Reminiscences," New York times, p. 15: There are really no hardships if you take things as they come and make the best of them.2002 Dec. 27, Sam Lister, "Lost love story of the valiant rifleman.