ironing board
A flat-chested woman.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He made a rude joke about her being an ironing board.”
“She ignored the cruel comment comparing her to an ironing board and walked away.”
“The novel's protagonist recalls how cruel teenagers nicknamed her 'ironing board' in school, a memory that still stings decades later.”
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back to the drawing board
Indicates that one must try a different strategy in order to achieve some goal following the failure of a recent attempt.
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go back to the drawing board
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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go by the board
To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.
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on board
Joining in or participating.
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sweep the board
To win all the prizes in a competition.
Last updated August 10, 2026