walk the gangplankとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

walk the gangplank (三人称単数 現在形 walks the gangplank, 現在分詞 walking the gangplank, 過去形および過去分詞形 walked the gangplank)

1. Synonym of walk the plank
   • 2001, Richard Haddock, The Ninth Sabbat:

     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.

   • 2009, Jeremy Strong, The Indoor Pirates:

     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.

   • 2012, Rosalyn Rikel Ramage, The Graveyard, page 88:

     All passengers without permission to sail must walk the gangplank.

2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see walk,‎ gangplank.
   • 2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006:

     We walk the gangplank together, locked arm in arm.