by the board

1. Fallen out of use, discarded. This expression usually is put as go by the board, as in With all the crime around here, the practice of leaving the house unlocked has gone by the board. The board here is the board of a ship, and the expression has been used since about 1630 to signify something that has fallen overboard and been carried away. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Wilson was given guidelines by the board that included, “Don’t give people advice unless they ask for it,” and, “Work through the CEO, not around the CEO,” the Journal reported at the time.

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“The unprecedented decision by the Board to place Villanueva on a ‘Do Not Hire’ was the result of a defamatory charge of discrimination and harassment,” the former sheriff wrote in the June complaint.

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An earlier task force suggestion to that effect was discussed by the board but went unheeded, he charges.

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“This model essentially has created forever tuition hikes, with a tuition hike happening every single year, and without a vote being required by the Board of Regents each year. So what we want, if there must be increases, is more oversight and more student input into how these fees are being used and who these changes are affecting.”

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I understand Deborah Turness became more and more angry and frustrated as the week went on because she was prevented by the Board from putting out that apology.

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