| Word | go by the board |
|---|---|
| Description | (of something planned or previously upheld) be abandoned, rejected or ignored. In former times, go by the board was a i nautical term meaning fall overboard and j was used of a mast falling past the board (i.e. the side of the ship). (of something planned or previously upheld) be abandoned, rejected or ignored |
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