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overboard

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /






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In my pursuit of the perfect photo, I tested them all and found that there’s a fine line between enhancing and going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

A search is under way for a British man who fell overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Tenerife.

From BBC

The only thing that went overboard was the cursing.

From Los Angeles Times

The bottle was thrown overboard "somewhere in the Bight", Pte Harley's letter said, referring to the Great Australian Bight off the country's southern coast.

From BBC

So it’s noteworthy that he seems to be loyal to Bondi, even though a cheap way to excite his base would be to throw her overboard.

From Salon