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Meaning of walk the gangplank | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Synonym of walk the plank.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, gangplank.

Examples

“I couldn't figure out whether Porterfield was being patient, a rare occurrence, or whether he was cleverly setting me up to walk the gangplank of my career.”
“Then he made Lumpy Lawson the Ship's Cook, Bald Ben his First Mate, and told the twins he would make them walk the gangplank.”
“All passengers without permission to sail must walk the gangplank.”
“We walk the gangplank together, locked arm in arm.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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