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

They were unaware the president was no longer on board.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Dispatches sent by pool media on board noted a Secret Service order that window shades be lowered during takeoff -- an unusual instruction outside of combat zones.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Fifty years after Neutra built the original structure, another noted architect, Michael Maltzan, was brought on board to build the primary residence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Although Tesla is also in Texas, disgruntled shareholders there would have a clearer path to suing, raising the importance of getting investors on board, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

While she was on board with the goal of the mission, it was its spur-of-the-moment quality that concerned her.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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