go by the board
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (idiomatic, nautical) To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.
- (idiomatic) To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.
References
- “go by the board” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “go by the board” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) (see "board, n.")
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