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on board

idiom

Joining in or participating.


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Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

    go back to the drawing board

    To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.

  3. 03

    go by the board

    To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.

  4. 04

    ironing board

    A flat-chested woman.

  5. 05

    sweep the board

    To win all the prizes in a competition.

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