a rising tide lifts all boats »
Benefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.
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above board »
Honestly, reputably.
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across the board »
A racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.
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across the board »
Pertaining to all categories or things.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all over the board »
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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all talk and no action »
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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at sea »
On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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bail out »
To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
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banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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bitter end »
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
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board up »
To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.
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boy in the boat »
Clitoris.
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bridge »
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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come about »
To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.
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deep-six »
To throw something overboard from a ship.
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even keel »
A situation in which the boat is level and balanced for a smooth ride.
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feather in one's cap »
An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.
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fresh off the boat »
Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.
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full of it »
Speaking nonsense; lying, exaggerating, or boasting.
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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 be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.
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go by the board »
To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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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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go overboard »
Fall out of a vessel.
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go overboard »
Go too far, be excessive.
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gongoozle »
To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.
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gunboat diplomacy »
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
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hot air »
boastful talk
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idiot light »
Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver of problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.
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in the same boat »
In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
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it's not the whistle that pulls the train »
Boasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:
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jump »
To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
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jump on »
To board a public transport vehicle.
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miss the boat »
To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
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off board »
Not on or in a means of transportation.
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off board »
Not participating.
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on board »
Agreeing or supporting.
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on board »
Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
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on board »
Is that new teammate properly on board yet?.
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on board »
It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management team on board.
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on board »
Joining in or participating.
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on board »
On or in a means of transportation.
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push the boat out »
To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.
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rag bagger »
A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.
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rock the boat »
To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
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sea legs »
The ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.
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shoot off at the mouth »
To boast, or brag, or talk too much.
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sit out »
To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
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talk is cheap »
It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.
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toot one's own horn »
To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout.
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wash out »
To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
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whatever floats your boat »
What makes you happy; what stimulates you.
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