walk the plank
idiomPart ofwalk
walk the plank — idiom
1. To be forced to walk off a board over a ship's side into the sea as a punishment
1.idiom
Definition
To be forced to walk off a board over a ship's side into the sea as a punishment.
Example
In pirate stories, prisoners were made to walk the plank.
The captain ordered the mutineer to walk the plank.