WALK THE PLANK


Meaning of WALK THE PLANK in English

v. phr. 1. To walk off a board extended over the side of a ship and be drowned. The pirates captured the ship and forced the crew to walk the plank. 2. informal To resign from a job because someone makes you do it. When a new owner bought the store, the manager had to walk the plank.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.