walk the plank

walk the plank
а) ист мор упа́сть в во́ду, пройдя́ по доске́ с завя́занными глаза́ми (на пиратском судне)
б) разг быть вы́нужденным уйти́ с рабо́ты

he was the manager of the firm but then walked the plank — он был управля́ющим фи́рмы, но пото́м он был вы́нужден уво́литься


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  • Walk the Plank — may refer to:* Walking the plank, a form of murder or torture practiced by rogue seafarers * Walk the Plank (gameshow), a South African television gameshow * Walk the Plank (theatre company), an English pyrotechnics and theatre company * Walk the …   Wikipedia

  • walk the plank — {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • walk the plank — {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • walk the plank — ► walk the plank (formerly) be forced by pirates to walk blindfold along a plank over the side of a ship to one s death in the sea. Main Entry: ↑plank …   English terms dictionary

  • walk the plank — INFORMAL ► to be forced to leave your job because of something bad you have done: »The expenses scandal gave several ministers no option but to walk the plank. Main Entry: ↑walk …   Financial and business terms

  • walk the plank — If someone walks the plank, they are going toward their own destruction or downfall …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • walk the plank — phrasal 1. : to be compelled especially by pirates to walk along a plank sticking out over the side of a ship until one falls into the sea 2. : to vacate an office or position under compulsion * * * walk the plank To suffer the former maritime… …   Useful english dictionary

  • walk the plank — 1) be forced to resign from a job The vice president was forced to walk the plank when the new president joined the company. 2) be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death The pirates seized the small… …   Idioms and examples

  • walk\ the\ plank — 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • walk the plank — be forced to jump overboard or be killed, be forced to leave or quit    If you get caught stealing from the company, you ll have to walk the plank …   English idioms

  • walk the plank — to be forced to leave your job. Several Cabinet Ministers have been forced to walk the plank following the latest Government scandal …   New idioms dictionary


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