walk the plank

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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.