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enter on the boards

idiom
Meaning

To inscribe the name of (a student) on a board or tablet in a college.


Examples
SIMPLE

The registrar will enter your name on the boards today.

CONTEXTUAL

After you pay your tuition fees, the clerk will enter you on the boards to confirm your enrollment.

COMPLEX

Following the successful completion of the entrance examination, the dean instructed the secretary to enter the new scholar on the boards.

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    tread the boards

    To work as a theatre actor.

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