Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board.
Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. "those days have passed by the board," he said.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pass by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD … Dictionary of American idioms
pass by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD … Dictionary of American idioms
go by the board — also[pass by the board] {v. phr.} To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. * /Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board./ * /Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. Those days have… … Dictionary of American idioms
go by the board — also[pass by the board] {v. phr.} To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. * /Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board./ * /Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. Those days have… … Dictionary of American idioms
go\ by\ the\ board — • go by the board • pass by the board v. phr. To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. Tom had several chances to go to college, but he let them go by the board. Grandfather said he was too old to go to the beach. those days… … Словарь американских идиом
by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD also PASS BY THE BOARD … Dictionary of American idioms
by the board — See: GO BY THE BOARD also PASS BY THE BOARD … Dictionary of American idioms
by\ the\ board — See: go by the board also pass by the board … Словарь американских идиом
History of the board game Monopoly — The history of the board game Monopoly can be traced back to the early 1900s. Based on original designs by the American Elizabeth Magie, several board games were developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land… … 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
