| Definitions | | across the board |
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adjective
- (idiom) pertaining to all categories or things
- Our company just enacted an wage hike, so we are living high on the hog now.
- a racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third
Etymology: Originated with horse racing where an "across the board" bet was one which covered first, second and third on the betting "board."
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