walk the plank: Word of the day for September 19, 2020 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

walk the plank , v : (historical, also figurative) On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing. (idiomatic) To […]