go by the board

go by the board
1) полностью отпасть, быть отброшенным, рухнуть (о планах, надеждах и т. п.) (амер.; тж. pass by the board)

Secrecy, precaution went by the board. Bowing his head against her breast, he poured it all out... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Dark Flower’, part III, ch. XIII) — Преодолев свою скрытность и отбросив всякую осторожность, Леннан прижался головой к ее груди и рассказал все...

Kinship will have to go by the board, if that's the case. (E. Caldwell, ‘A House in the Uplands’, ch. V) — В таком случае с родством считаться не приходится.

2) потерпеть полный провал, с треском провалиться

The trade union movement had to decide whether the Daily Herald should go by the board, or whether it would subsidise it so as to put it on its feet. (‘Daily Worker’) — Профсоюзам предстояло решать: или примириться с потерей "Дейли геральд" или субсидировать ее, чтобы поставить на ноги.

The firm failed and all I had went by the board. (DEI) — Фирма обанкротилась, и все мои капиталы ухнули.

‘I always thought he had such a splendid reputation.’ ‘I'm afraid that it went by the board a long time ago.’ — - Я всегда думал, что у него прекрасная репутация. - Боюсь, что она уже давно подмочена.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • 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 college, but he let them go by the board./ * /Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. Those days have… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • To go by the board — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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