- fall overboard
- fall overboardto fall from a boat or a ship into the water. (See also go overboard.) •
Someone fell overboard and they had to stop the boat and go back.
•The lady's sunglasses fell overboard.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fall overboard
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Overboard — O ver*board , adv. Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard. [1913 Webster] {To throw overboard}, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend. {To go overboard}, to go to an extreme; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overboard — adv. 1) to fall overboard 2) (misc.) man overboard! to go overboard over smt. ( to carry smt. to excess ) * * * [ əʊvəbɔːd] to fall overboard to fall overboard (misc.) man overboard! to go overboard over smt. ( to carry smt. to excess ) … Combinatory dictionary
overboard — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)bɔː(r)d[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v If you fall overboard, you fall over the side of a boat into the water. His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson... He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore … English dictionary
overboard — /oh veuhr bawrd , bohrd /, adv. 1. over the side of a ship or boat, esp. into or in the water: to fall overboard. 2. go overboard, to go to extremes, esp. in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing: I think the critics went… … Universalium
overboard — /ˈoʊvəbɔd / (say ohvuhbawd) adverb 1. over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard. –phrase 2. go overboard, to be unrestrained or excessively enthusiastic: *there are those in the environment movement who… …
overboard — adv. from on a ship into the water (fall overboard). Phrases and idioms: go overboard 1 be highly enthusiastic. 2 behave immoderately; go too far. throw overboard abandon, discard … Useful english dictionary
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