Are you on board with the new plan?
on board
idiomJoining in or participating.
Origin
disputed originOriginally a literal reference to the wooden boards of the deck of a boat or ship.
Everyone in the department is on board with the changes to our schedule.
The director spent hours convincing the skeptical investors, and by the end of the meeting, they were finally on board with her ambitious vision.
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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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ironing board
A flat-chested woman.
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sweep the board
To win all the prizes in a competition.