Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across-the-board — adj. 1. broad in scope or content {limited, exclusive} Syn: all embracing, all inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
across-the-board — adjective Date: 1945 1. placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows < an across the board racing bet > 2. embracing or affecting all classes or categories ; blanket < an across the board price increase > … New Collegiate Dictionary
across the board — phrasal so as to include or affect all classes or categories < cut spending across the board >; also in all areas or respects < considered an average player across the board > … New Collegiate Dictionary
across-the-board — /euh kraws dheuh bawrd , bohrd , euh kros /, adj. 1. applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general: The across the board pay increase means a raise for all employees. 2. (of a bet) covering all possibilities of winning on a… … Universalium
across-the-board — adjective wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability. They recently made across the board changes to the benefits package … Wiktionary
across the board — adjective a) pertaining to all categories or things b) a racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third … Wiktionary
Across the Universe (film) — Infobox Film name = Across the Universe caption = Theatrical release poster director = Julie Taymor producer = Jennifer Todd Suzanne Todd Charles Newirth writer = Julie Taymor Dick Clement Ian La Frenais starring = Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess… … Wikipedia
Across the Pacific — Infobox Film name = Across the Pacific imdb id = 0034428 writer = Robert Garson Richard Macaulay starring = Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Sydney Greenstreet director = John Huston Vincent Sherman producer = Jack Saper Jerry Wald distributor = Warner … Wikipedia
To go by the board — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
