Riddle

Come up and let us go. Go down and here we stay.

Choose an answer

A.A ship
B.A sail
C.A rope
D.An anchor
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 8 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

An anchor

Why this is the answer

Raising an anchor ('come up') lets a ship sail away, while dropping it ('go down') keeps the ship in place.

This riddle is filed under Riddles for Teens and rated Medium.