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./

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