The company is proposing to cut spending right across the board.
Even as late as September, there are still course vacancies across the board, although the majority are in sciences.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across-the-board — adj. 1. broad in scope or content {limited, exclusive} Syn: all embracing, all inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
across-the-board — adjective Date: 1945 1. placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows < an across the board racing bet > 2. embracing or affecting all classes or categories ; blanket < an across the board price increase > … New Collegiate Dictionary
across the board — phrasal so as to include or affect all classes or categories < cut spending across the board >; also in all areas or respects < considered an average player across the board > … New Collegiate Dictionary
across-the-board — /euh kraws dheuh bawrd , bohrd , euh kros /, adj. 1. applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general: The across the board pay increase means a raise for all employees. 2. (of a bet) covering all possibilities of winning on a… … Universalium
across-the-board — adjective wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability. They recently made across the board changes to the benefits package … Wiktionary
across the board — adjective a) pertaining to all categories or things b) a racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third … Wiktionary
Across the Universe (film) — Infobox Film name = Across the Universe caption = Theatrical release poster director = Julie Taymor producer = Jennifer Todd Suzanne Todd Charles Newirth writer = Julie Taymor Dick Clement Ian La Frenais starring = Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess… … Wikipedia
Across the Pacific — Infobox Film name = Across the Pacific imdb id = 0034428 writer = Robert Garson Richard Macaulay starring = Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Sydney Greenstreet director = John Huston Vincent Sherman producer = Jack Saper Jerry Wald distributor = Warner … Wikipedia
To go by the board — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
