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go by the board

[go 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sandwich board

[sandwich board] {n.} Two advertising signs worn by a man, one on his chest and the other on his back. * /The man walking along Main Street wore a sandwich […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

across the board

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on board

[on board] (2) {adv.} or {adj. phr.} On a ship. * /The captain was not on board when the S.S. Flandre sailed./ * /A ship was leaving the harbor, and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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at one's fingertips

[at one's fingertips] {adv. phr.} 1. Within easy reach; quickly touched; nearby. * /Seated in the cockpit, the pilot of a […]