on board

Idioms and Phrases

Joining in or participating, as in The department head addressed the new employees, saying “Welcome on board,” or The opera company has a new vocal coach on board to help the soloists . This expression alludes to being on or in a vessel, airplane, or other vehicle. [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Mr Lunn said P&O had been "hiding the figures" when it came to how many people on board were ill.

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With Piece By Piece hitting cinemas this month, Neville told us about the film's unexpected genesis, how he convinced Lego to come on board, and the stars who had notes about their Lego minifigures.

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If there were no apparent problems during the descent and alarms failed to sound, those on board could have been unaware of their imminent fate.

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Rory Golden, who was on the Oceangate expedition when contact was lost, recently told the BBC those on board the surface vessel experienced four days of fear and “false hope”.

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And not all of Canada is on board with the country’s uranium industry.

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