on board

Idioms  

1. Joining in or participating, as in The department head addressed the new employees, saying “Welcome on board,” or The opera company has a new vocal coach on board to help the soloists. This expression alludes to being on or in a vessel, airplane, or other vehicle. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]

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on board

Last month, a fire on board a ferry killed one person and left five others missing while 211 were rescued in the Lombok Strait off Indonesia's Bali island.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Still, getting the school’s big donors back on board is critical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Taylor, 33, admits it was not something he knew about but was on board with Molly's suggestion.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“They’re not going to be able to win games without Bobby Witt. I don’t know if ownership would be on board with that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

But it required an accomplice, so Dasch had to trust that Burger would be on board.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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