walk the plank
To be forced, as by pirates, to walk off a plank extended over the side of a ship so as to drown

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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.

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walk the plank
1. be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death
The pirates captured the small ship and forced the captain to walk the plank.

2. be forced to resign from a job
The vice-president was forced to walk the plank when the new president joined the company.

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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 store, the manager had to walk the plank.

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