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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