go by the board
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Got local advantage to them but that never used to happen okay so why is it happening now?
I welcome the hon. Lady to the Opposition Front - Bench team.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “go by the board” mean?
Rejected.
Is “go by the board” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.