go by the board

  • 1go by the board — also[pass by the board] {v. phr.} To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. * /Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board./ * /Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. Those days have… …

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  • 2go by the board — also[pass by the board] {v. phr.} To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. * /Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board./ * /Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. Those days have… …

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  • 3pass by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD …

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  • 4pass by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD …

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  • 5By the board — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …

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  • 6To go by the board — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …

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  • 7Chairman of the Board (disambiguation) — The Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations. Chairman of the Board may also refer to: Chairman of the Board (film), a 1998 film Chairmen of the Board (band), a 1970s American soul music group… …

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  • 8Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education — The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government.In 1899 the Board of Education Act abolished the Committee of the Privy Council which had been responsible for education… …

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  • 9Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade — The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice President of the… …

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  • 10Vice-President of the Board of Trade — The office of Vice President of the Board of Trade was a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1786 and abolished in 1868. From 1848 onwards the office was held concurrently with that of… …

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