walk the plank

成語所屬單字walk

walk the plank — 慣用語

1. To be forced to walk off a board over a ship's side into the sea as a punishment

1.慣用語
釋義

走跳板(海盜懲罰)

To be forced to walk off a board over a ship's side into the sea as a punishment.

例句

In pirate stories, prisoners were made to walk the plank.

The captain ordered the mutineer to walk the plank.