chuck overboard



chuck overboard

To dispose or get rid of something or someone. Likened to throwing something over the side of a ship. In a major corporate shake-up, most of the company's upper-level management was chucked overboard at the end of the fiscal year. I know it's a really bad habit, but we just chuck our rubbish overboard when travelling on a long car journey.
See also: chuck, overboard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Judocus-Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
LedaLEE-də (English), LAY-də (English)Greek Mythology
Leocadio-Spanish
Carl[ka:l]
Wilhelmus-Dutch
LÁRaLOW-rahIcelandic