go by the board

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go by the board (third-person singular simple present goes by the board, present participle going by the board, simple past went by the board, past participle gone by the board)

  1. (idiomatic, nautical) To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.
  2. (idiomatic) To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.

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